The European Union and Burma
September 21, 2010Updated 13 April 2011 Burma Briefing No. 4 This briefing examines how the European Union, one of the most powerful political and economic blocs in the world, has so far failed to use its influence in an effective and productive way to help promote demo …
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma report to the UN General Assembly
September 15, 2010Report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana. The Special Rapporteur repeats his call for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. He argues …
Tyrants, Tycoons and Tigers: Yuzana Company Ravages Burma’s Hugawng Valley
August 25, 2010Report by The Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG). A bitter land struggle is unfolding in northern Burma’s remote Hugawng Valley. Farmers that have been living for generations in the valley are defying one of the country’s most powerful tycoons …
Burma’s nuclear programme could be bad news for human rights
August 23, 2010Burma Briefing No. 3 Rather than persuade the international community to finally take action against Burma’s generals, recent evidence of Burma’s nuclear programme could be bad news for human rights, diverting international attention away from human ri …
The United Nations General Assembly & Burma
August 16, 2010Burma Briefing No. 2 This briefing calls on the United Nations General Assembly to establish a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. EU Member states are currently drafting the twentieth annual resolution on …
Burma’s transition to civilian dictatorship
August 13, 2010Burma Briefing No. 1 Burma’s generals have finally announced Sunday 7th November as the date of their ‘elections’. However, Burma’s elections do not signify democratic change. They are designed to facilitate the transition from military to civilian dic …
Crimes against Humanity in Western Burma: The Situation of the Rohingyas
June 16, 2010Crimes against Humanity in Western Burma: The Situation of the Rohingyas is published by the Irish Centre for Human Rights. The report was supervised by Prof Schabas, an expert on international human rights law, who served as one of the seven commissio …
The Hidden Impact of Burma’s Arbitrary & Corrupt Taxation
May 27, 2010Report by Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma The system of taxation and extortion impacts on the people of Burma’s basic human rights by violating their right to an adequate standard of living, right to development, property rights, right t …
SPDC election laws set the stage for sham elections
April 27, 2010This report from ALTSEAN and FIDH gives an update on the electoral process in Burma in light of the release of the SPDC’s repressive election laws. The repressive laws, along with the restraints placed on the media, ensure that the upcoming elections w …
The Role of political prisoners in the national reconciliation process
April 15, 2010Report by The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). This report sets out the vitally important role of Burma’s political prisoners in a process of national reconciliation, leading to democratic transition. A genuine, inclusive process …