AAPP report on political prisoners July 2013
August 5, 2013Summary 43 activists were facing trial, 10 were sentenced, and 54 political prisoners were released in July.
Good Governance and the Extractive Industry in Burma
July 17, 2013This report by the Shwe Gas Movement reveals glaring weaknesses in Burma’s legal framework regarding the extractive industries, resulting in human rights abuses, environmental damage and poor revenue distribution. Good Governance and the Extractive Ind …
Thein Sein – President of Burma
July 14, 2013This briefing highlights Thein Sein’s decades-long involvement in human rights abuses in Burma. Thein Sein spent 40 years as a soldier in one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the world. He spent 14 years on the ruling council of the dictato …
Thein Sein In His Own Words
July 12, 2013Burma Briefing No. 27 This briefing provides revealing quotes, past and present, from Burma’s President Thein Sein. There is a growing disparity between the words of Thein Sein, and the actions of his government. However, the policy of Britain, the EU, …
Human Rights Abuses Since Thein Sein Became President
July 10, 2013Burma Briefing No. 26 President Thein Sein has been hailed by the British government and many other world leaders as a reformer. He has even been described as courageous. In their rush to embrace Thein Sein as a democratic reformer, the British governm …
Model villages are not a model
June 25, 2013This short report by Mungchying Rawt Jat (MRJ) documents cases of farmers who have been forcibly relocated to make way for “development” projects in Kachin State, and are now staying in Sanpya camp in Hugawng Valley, and Aung Myin Thar and Maliyang cam …
Pushed to the Brink
June 4, 2013A report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand Burma’s war against Kachin creating ‘perfect storm’ for human trafficking This report by Kachin women exposes how the Burmese government’s war against the Kachin has greatly increased the risk of huma …
Burma’s Forgotten Political Prisoners
May 21, 2013Burma Briefing No. 25 The international community is normalising relations, praising reforms and lifting pressure on Burma despite the fact that the military-backed government keeps hundreds of political prisoners in jail. The briefing contains case st …
Drop the Charges against Andy Hall
May 7, 2013Burma Briefing No. 24 Andy Hall is a researcher who defends the rights of migrants in Thailand, including migrants from Burma. Earlier this year he was involved in exposing how a factory in Thailand was committing human rights abuses against migrant wo …
Human Rights Violations by the Burma Army in Palaung areas (March and April 2013)
May 6, 2013A report by the Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) and Ta’ang Student and Youth Organization (TSYO) Since January 2013, Burmese government troops have been carrying out military offensives in Palaung areas against the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N), Kac …