AAPP report on Political Prisoners March 2014
April 8, 2014Summary for March 2014 March saw the Scrutinizing Committee face continued difficulties when working with the government. Ongoing attempts to gain clear information, access to political prisoners and discuss the remaining political prisoner situation h …
Six billion dollar timber corruption black hole revealed by official data
March 26, 2014Report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) New analysis of the the government’s forestry and trade data points to a multi-billion dollar illegal logging and exports black hole – indicating widespread criminality and official corruption. The …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners February 2014
March 25, 2014Summary for February 2014 February continued to see more political activists arrested and charged for attempting to carry out peaceful protest. Since the start of the month 8 new political activists were arrested, with 5 people being sentenced un …
Marching to Genocide in Burma
March 24, 2014Report by United To End Genocide In ‘Marching to Genocide in Burma’, United to End Genocide find that deteriorating conditions have put Burma on a downward trajectory that could end in the world’s next genocide without immediate action by the inte …
Downplaying Human Rights Abuses in Burma
March 3, 2014Burma Briefing No. 32 Every quarter, the British Foreign Office publishes updates of ‘countries of concern’ as part of its Human Rights and Democracy report. Burma is included in these updates. Analysis of the most recent British Foreign Office Human R …
Burma’s Census – Not Worth Dying For
February 19, 2014Burma Briefing No. 31 This briefing analyses the many problems surrounding the upcoming census in Burma and calls for the census to be postponed. Burma is due to hold its first census in 30 years from 30th March to 10th April. The census has only been …
Large-scale land confiscation for Salween dam infrastructure in northern Shan State
February 13, 2014A report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation Communities in over 60 villages have lost lands and houses due to construction of access roads and other infrastructure for the first dam on the Salween River in Burma, at Kunlong in northern Shan Stat …
AAPP report on Political Prisoners January 2014
February 6, 2014The end of 2013 saw the cancelation of numerous political activists trials, and the release of a few from Burma?s prison. According to government statements, this has emptied the jails of political activists. Those trials under the most comm …
Parliamentary Questions – Avoiding Embarrassing Answers
January 30, 2014Burma Briefing No. 30 As the British government faces a growing number of questions about Burma in the British Parliament, including relating to controversial policy decisions, the government is increasingly resorting to avoiding giving a straight and …
The state of freedom of religion or belief for Chin in Burma
January 21, 2014The state of freedom of religion or belief for Chin in Burma/Myanmar 2013. A briefing by the Chin Human Rights Organisation.