AAPP report on political prisoners February 2019
March 15, 2019There are 354 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 43 are currently serving prison sentences, 86 are awaiting trial inside prison, 225 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 71 people were sentenced, 44 were …
“Do not trespass”: land confiscations – Karen Human Rights Group
March 13, 2019“I live in fear that the Tatmadaw will permanently confiscate my land. All of our work will be in vain. Our lives will be shattered because we depend on our plantation for our livelihood.” In Southeast Myanmar, land confiscations by armed actors have d …
State of corruption: Myanmar’s stolen teak – Environmental Investigation Agency
February 20, 2019This report of a two-year undercover investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency reveals a secret off-the-books system of fraudulent trade in Burmese teak logs run in parallel to, and within, the official legal trade. EIA’s findings, subtit …
AAPP report on political prisoners January 2019
February 15, 2019There are 345 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 33 are currently serving prison sentences, 78 are awaiting trial inside prison, 234 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month, 27 people were sentenced, 12 were …
AAPP report on political prisoners December 2018
January 17, 2019There are 327 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 35 are currently serving prison sentences, 56 are awaiting trial inside prison, 236 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 9 people were sentenced, including the three Kachi …
AAPP report on political prisoners November 2018
December 17, 2018There are 305 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 36 are currently serving prison sentences, 53 are awaiting trial inside prison, 216 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 16 people were sentenced, 20 were arrested, 63 wer …
Rohingya human rights guide
November 29, 2018The Rohingya have been described by the UN as Burma’s most persecuted ethnic group. The government of Burma has policies targeting the Rohingya on the basis of their ethnicity and religion, which are applied almost exclusively to them. In 2017, thousan …
AAPP report on political prisoners October 2018
November 14, 2018There are 290 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 28 are currently serving prison sentences, 54 are awaiting trial inside prison, 208 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 8 people have been sentenced, 10 arrested, 17 …
AAPP report on political prisoners September 2018
October 15, 2018There are 277 individuals oppressed in Burma due to political activity. 27 are currently serving prison sentences, 51 are awaiting trial inside prison, 199 are awaiting trial outside prison. This month 11 people have been sentenced, including the two …
Burma Human Rights Guide – in Karen
October 2, 2018The Karen people have been suffering from systematic human rights violations by the Burmese military for decades. This has taken the form of military attacks and severe repression of Karen rights, history, culture and identity. This human rights guide, …