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 …
Displaced Childhoods
April 9, 2010Report by Partners Relief & Development and Free Burma Rangers. Burma’s military government, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has displaced hundreds of thousands of people with impunity, particularly in the country’s ethnic territori …
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma report to the UN Human Rights Council
March 11, 2010Report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, to the UN Human Rights Council. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the UN consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry into war c …
Stateless and Starving
March 11, 2010Persecuted Rohingya Flee Burma and Starve in Bangladesh A report by Physicians for Human Rights In recent months Bangladeshi authorities have waged an unprecedented campaign of arbitrary arrest, illegal expulsion, and forced internment against Burmese …
Walking Amongst Sharp Knives
February 25, 2010This report from the Karen Women’s Organisation reveals previously unreported abuses taking place against ethnic Karen women in Burma. The practice of the Burmese Army to execute village heads has led to traditional Karen culture being turned upside-do …
Thailand to Force 3,000 Karen Refugees Back to Burma?
February 3, 20103,000 ethnic Karen refugees who were forced to flee into Thailand in June 2009 are facing forced return to Burma starting on February 5th 2010. Although the Royal Thai Government and local and military representatives have officially stated that they w …
Trapped in a Cycle of Flight: Stateless Rohingya in Malaysia
January 29, 2010This report by The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) provides first hand testimony from Rohingya who have been subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, violence, extortion, human trafficking and forced labour in Malaysia. The report reveals for the first time …