Will
ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again? |
October 2009 - Pdf, Word |
With its new Charter,
ASEAN now has the necessary tools to insist on democratic
reform and national reconciliation in Burma. However,
since the 14th ASEAN Summit in February 2009, the SPDC’s
relations with ASEAN and the international community
soured over the conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Burma
Issues & Concerns Vol. 5: Burma Defiles the ASEAN
Charter |
December 2008 - Pdf, Word, Print |
In the year following
ASEAN’s member states signing the Charter on 20
November 2007, Burma’s military regime has openly
trampled on the values and rights enumerated in the
document. The briefer summarizes the military regime’s
actions in the year since it signed the Charter. Read
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Update:
SPDC turns cyclone survivors into hostages |
June 2008 - Pdf, Word |
As of 23 June,
a total of US$241.3 million was committed to relief
operations. Donors pledged a further US$66.4 million
but expressed concern about restrictions and corruption.
The UN and other agencies reached an estimated 1.3 million
of the 2.4 million people affected by cyclone Nargis.
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SPDC
turns disaster into catastrophe |
May 2008 - Pdf, Word |
“SPDC turns
disaster into catastrophe” describes how Burma’s
military regime inflicted more injury on its own people
in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis. Burma’s people
suffered needlessly as the SPDC obstructed aid and disaster
relief teams from entering the country. Read
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Disaster |
May 2008 - Pdf, Word |
On 3 May 2008,
cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy delta and wiped
out entire villages as it left a path of destruction
across five regions. Over seven million people were
affected by the storm, with estimates of dead ranging
from 25,000 to 100,000 and up to a million homeless.
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Update:
Tsunami impact on Burma |
January 2005 - Pdf, Word |
In December of 2004, an undersea
earthquake near Indonesia triggered a tsunami that
caused widespread destruction in Indonesia, Thailand,
India and, most likely, Burma. Because of Burma’s
secretive military regime, it has been had to assess
the full extent of the tsunami’s damage to Burma.
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Tsunami
impact on Burma |
January 2005 - Pdf, Word |
In December of 2004, an undersea
earthquake near Indonesia triggered a tsunami that
caused widespread destruction in Indonesia, Thailand,
India and, most likely, Burma. Because of Burma’s
secretive military regime, it has been had to assess
the full extent of the tsunami’s damage to Burma.
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June 2004 - Pdf, Word |
Now,
more than ever, the people of Burma need the leverage
provided by decisive actions such as sanctions that
are working to deprive Burma’s military regime,
the SPDC, of foreign exchange to fund its nationwide
repression, and legitimacy. Read
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Ready,
aim, sanction! |
November 2003 - Pdf |
This report examines
existing sanctions and their direct and indirect impacts
as well as explores a wide-range of possible sanctions.
Existing sanctions should be tightened and a new round
of direct-impacting
sanctions needs to be implemented. Read
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