| Burma update since 2014 UNHRC Resolution |
| March 2015 - Pdf, Word |
Since the 2014 UNHRC resolution, Burma’s transition has slid backwards, as the regime failed to implement many of the resolution’s recommendations. Among the critical issues the regime has failed to tackle are the ongoing Tatmadaw attacks in Kachin and Shan States and their dire impact on civilians, the repeated sentencing of human rights defenders, increasing media repression, and discrimination against Rohingya. This briefer provides updates on key elements raised in UNHRC Resolution L.21 (adopted on 28 March 2014), focusing on the period from September 2014 to February 2015. Read more... |
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| New
arrests and imprisonment of activists and human rights
defenders in Burma |
| September 2014 - Pdf, Word |
| A total of 158 activists and human rights
defenders were documented as arrested or prosecuted in
the past nine months (i.e. since December 2013). Of this
number, 85 were confirmed as sentenced to jail, while
many others await trial or sentencing. Read
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| Land
Confiscation in Burma: A Threat to Local Communities &
Responsible Investment |
| May 2014 - Pdf, Word |
| Land confiscation is one
of the leading causes of protest and unrest in Burma,
having led to the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands
of people in recent years. It also undermines Burma’s
fragile peace processes. Read
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| New
arrests and imprisonment of activists and human rights
defenders in Burma |
| October 2013 - Pdf, Word |
A total of 63
activists and human rights defenders were documented
as arrested or prosecuted in the past five months. Of
this number, 33 were confirmed as sentenced to jail
(between three months and two and a half years), while
many others await trial or sentencing. Read
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| Burma
update: Serious crimes continue |
| September 2013 - Pdf, Word |
Over one year
since sectarian violence broke out in Arakan State,
140,000 predominately Rohingya IDPs remain displaced.
Rohingya face ongoing restrictions on freedom of movement
and access to employment, health, and education. Read
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| Anti-Muslim
violence in Central Burma |
| April 2013 - Pdf, Word |
A tense calm prevails
after deadly religious violence hit Central Burma in
March, with anti-Muslim attacks reported in four townships
in Mandalay Division and eight townships in Pegu Division.
According to official figures, the violence in Meikhtila,
Mandalay Division, killed 44 people and displaced over
12,800. As of 9 April, over 8,400 people remain displaced.
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| Universal
Periodic Review (UPR) submission on Burma |
| July 2010 - Pdf, Word |
ALTSEAN-Burma
and FIDH submission focuses on the SPDC’s use
of forced labor, the forced recruitment of child soldiers,
the forced displacement of civilian populations, and
rape and sexual violence committed by members of the
Tatmadaw. Read
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| Eastern
Burma: 118,800 displaced in 18 months |
| February 2010 - Pdf, Word |
Between July 2008
and December 2009, SPDC military operations displaced
at least 118, 800 people in Eastern Burma, including
43,800 refugees and 75,000 internally displaced persons.
The number of displaced people by the SPDC is likely
to grow even more as the SPDC prepares for its elections
later this year. Read
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| 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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| Guilty
as planned |
| October 2009 - Pdf, Word |
The SPDC’s
sentence that extended Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s
house arrest for another 18 months further demonstrates
the military regime's ambitions to silence Burma’s
greatest hope for peace and national reconciliation.
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| Burmese
uprising redux |
| August 2009 - Pdf, Word |
August 8 marks
the anniversary of the 1988 nationwide popular uprising
against Burma’s military regime. The 1988 uprising
represents the Burmese people’s ongoing struggle
against the regime’s protracted economic mismanagement
and political oppression. Read
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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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| 13
years is too long: Free Daw Suu now |
| October 2008 - Pdf, Word |
On
24 October, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will mark her 13th
year in detention. Yet, she remains committed to a peaceful,
political solution that is needed now more than ever
for the people of Burma. Read
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| Update:
Burma’s political prisoners |
| August 2008 - Pdf, Word |
On 6 June, the
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Tomás
Ojea Quintana said that the number of political prisoners
stood at 1,900. This represented a 65.2% increase from
July 2007 when there were 1,150 political prisoners
in Burma. Read
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| Saffron
Revolution: Update |
| October 2007 - Pdf, Word |
In the "Saffron
Revolution," tens of thousands of Buddhist monks
led massive anti-junta demonstrations. It was the largest
show of peaceful protests against the military regime
since 1988. Read
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| Forced
labor in Burma: time for action |
| November 2006 - Pdf, Word |
The forced labor
situation in Burma has not improved in the six years
since the ILO first addressed the issue in November
2000. While the regime has responded to ILO pressure
with positive measures, any gains have been lost as
soon as pressure is eased. Read
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| August 2006 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer honors
the courageous non-violent actions of ordinary people
and political leaders who have stood up for human rights
and democracy in Burma. Read
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| On
the road to democracy? |
| February 2004 - Pdf, Word |
On 30 August 2003,
in the wake of intensified international pressure against
the Burmese military regime, newly appointed Prime Minister
General Khin Nyunt unveiled a 7-point ‘road map’
to democracy. Read
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