Gambling Away Our Lands: report by Karen Peace Support Network
March 26, 2020This briefing paper analyzes the available information about the controversial Shwe Kokko “New City” project, a giant Macao-style casino complex being built on indigenous Karen territory at the Thai-Burma border, about ten miles north of Myawaddy. The …
AAPP report on political prisoners February 2020
March 13, 2020642 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 74 political prisoners are serving sentences, 139 are awaiting trial inside prison, 429 are awaiting trial outside prison. In February, 12 students were sued for exercising their freedom …
AAPP report on political prisoners January 2020
February 10, 2020There are 647 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 73 are currently serving prison sentences, 141 are awaiting trial inside prison, 433 are awaiting trial outside prison. In January, 37 people were sentenced, 2 people were arrested …
Stop Dam Projects in Burma’s Western War Zone
January 27, 2020A briefing from Chin Rivers Watch. In 2007, the Burmese military government reached an agreement to provide electricity to Bangladesh through construction of a hydropower project comprising two large dams on the Lemro river in western Burma. Since …
AAPP report on political prisoners December 2019
January 14, 2020There are 631 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 74 are currently serving prison sentences, 171 are awaiting trial inside prison, 386 are awaiting trial outside prison. In December, 8 people were sentenced, 16 arrested, 18 charge …
The Boycott List
January 14, 2020‘The Boycott List’, lists products and brands produced by Burmese military-owned companies. The products and brands are listed cover a wide range of sectors from construction, media, entertainment, agricultural products and trade. The purpose of the br …
No justice for Burma Army crimes in northern Shan State – KWAT
January 7, 2020In the State Counsellor’s speech at the International Court of Justice on December 11, 2019, Aung San Suu Kyi unequivocally defended Burma’s justice system, and stated: “If war crimes have been committed by members of Myanmar’s Defence Services, they w …
AAPP report on political prisoners November 2019
December 16, 2019There are 633 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 80 are currently serving prison sentences, 180 are awaiting trial inside prison, 373 are awaiting trial outside prison. In November, 38 people were sentenced, 41 arrested, 35 charg …
AAPP report on political prisoners October 2019
November 18, 2019Freedom of speech and expression in Burma has continued to regress. There are 612 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 59 are currently serving prison sentences, 181 are awaiting trial inside prison, 372 are awaiting trial outside …
Genocide case against the military and government in Burma filed in Argentina
November 14, 2019Rohingya and Latin American human rights organisations have filed a landmark case of genocide against the military and government in Burma, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. The case has been brought by the Burmese Rohingya Organisati …