SPDC constitution
December 1, 2008SPDC constitution which enshrines military rule, giving 25 percent of the seats to the military, and also gives the military effective veto power over decisions made by Parliament. Download the constitution in English here.
NCGUB report
November 1, 2008NCGUB report – Political Prisoners: The findings of the Open Heart Letter Writing Campaign
Internal Displacement and International Law in Eastern Burma
October 22, 2008This report from the Thai Burma Border Consortium argues that the SPDC’s actions in Eastern Burma – forced labor, extortion and land confiscation as well as military campaigns that have displaced over 500,000 people – constitute crimes against humanity …
The future in the Dark
September 1, 2008New report by the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (Burma) and the US Campaign for Burma documents the huge increase in number of Political Prisoners currently detained in Burma
Seeking justice for Burma
September 1, 2008Seeking justice for Burma report on behalf of The Members of Parliament Union (MPU) & The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) making the case for revoking the credentials of the SPDC at the United Nations.
Eastward Bound
August 7, 2008A new report by the Kachin Women Association Thailand (KWAT) providing an update on migration and trafficking of Kachin women on the China-Burma border.
Drowning the Green Ghosts
June 18, 2008A report by Kayan Women’s Union reveals how the Upper Paunglaung Dam, being built with Chinese investment, has increased forced labour and other abuses for local villagers.
Crimes against humanity in eastern Myanmar
June 5, 2008This report by Amnesty International focuses on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed in Kayin State and Bago Division between 2005 through 2007. It raises grave concerns that the violations of international human righ …
Vote to Nowhere
May 1, 2008Human Rights Watch reports on the May 2008 Constitutional Referendum in Burma.