Burma’s Treatment of the Rohingya and International Law
April 8, 2013Burma Briefing No. 23 This briefing paper examines Burma’s treatment of the Rohingya in the context of international law, treaty obligations, and international guidelines and norms. It examines two particular areas; the general treatment of the Rohingy …
Human rights violations perpetrated against the Chin
April 8, 2013A briefing from the Chin Human Rights Organization It provides analysis of the human rights violations perpetrated against the Chin since President Thein Sein’s government took power in March 2011 to March 2013. Despite a ceasefire agreement with The C …
The European Union Must Not Abandon Human Rights Benchmarks
April 5, 2013Burma Briefing No. 22 The European Union is currently reviewing its policy on Burma, including whether to continue with the suspension of EU sanctions, or to lift them altogether. A final decision will be made by the Foreign Affairs Council on 22nd Apr …
Examples of Anti-Muslim Propaganda
March 29, 2013Burma Briefing No. 21 This briefing paper provides examples of some of the anti-Muslim propaganda being spread in Burma. Examples are provided here in the original Burmese and English translations.
Friends Burma’s Rohingya Could Do Without
March 27, 2013Burma Briefing No. 20 Tensions are again rising in Rakhine State. Organisations and individuals are actively stirring up anti-Rohingya hatred, and there are fears that large scale violence could erupt again. The violence in Rangoon, and in Meiktila and …
An international task force is needed to help tackle growing religious violence in Burma
March 25, 2013Burma Briefing No. 19 The consequences of failing to address the growing religious tensions in Burma are so serious that they justify the urgent creation of a task force which helps Burma’s political and religious leaders, both in government and in opp …
Losing Ground
March 5, 2013A report by Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) Reports of business and development projects in eastern Burma have increased substantially in the wake of government reforms and the ceasefire signed with the Karen National Union (KNU) in January 2012. While …
State Terror in the Kachin Hills
February 28, 2013This report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) details widespread civilian casualties from recent Burma Army offensives in Kachin areas and urges international pressure to end military aggression against the Kachin people. “State Terror …
Cyclone Giri: Two Years On- Voices from the Arakan State of Western Burma (Myanmar)
December 20, 2012This report by the Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation (AHRDO), published on the second anniversary of Cyclone Giri, documents and highlights the situation in Arakan State before, during and after the cyclone. On 22 October 2010 Cyclone Gi …
Danger Zone
December 17, 2012This report by Arakan Oil Watch exposes how a planned Chinese industrial zone is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in Arakan State as well as Burma’s second largest mangrove forest. The 120 sq km Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zon …