| New
US policy: An alibi for regional complacency |
| November 2009 - Pdf, Word |
In September,
the US unveiled its new Burma policy which calls for
high-level engagement with the SPDC while leaving existing
sanctions in place. However, Burma’s neighbors
have deliberately misread Washington’s new approach
and used it to justify greater tolerance of the regime’s
escalating crimes against humanity and war crimes. 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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| The
14th ASEAN Summit: Little change despite Charter |
| April 2009 - Pdf, Word |
ASEAN leaders’
promotion of the newly enacted ASEAN Charter as an instrument
of change rang hollow at the 14th ASEAN Summit because
of the organization’s failure to effectively deal
with the problems created by the Burma’s military
regime. The failure was glaring. 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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| ASEAN
should stop passing the buck on Burma |
| October 2007 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer asserts
that ASEAN countries must exercise their substantial
influence on Burma’s military leaders to secure
the delivery of genuine political and economic reforms,
instead of using China as an excuse for inaction. Read
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| China
gambles on Burma at its own peril |
| October 2006 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer examines
the negative impact on China’s society that is
the result of China’s cozy economic and political
ties with the SPDC. The serious implications of China’s
economic and political ties with the SPDC include: Read
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| Burma’s
Withdrawal From The ASEAN Chair - Retreat Or Defeat? |
| September 2005 - Pdf, Word |
On 26 July 2005,
the SPDC withdrew its claim to the ASEAN chair, causing
a massive loss of face for Snr Gen Than Shwe and his
cronies. With the military regime in a weakened state,
now is the time for ASEAN and the international community
to push the junta towards genuine and comprehensive
reforms for democratization in Burma. Read
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| August 2005 - Pdf, Word |
The briefer highlights
the continuing persecution and discrimination of Rohingya
and Muslim in Burma and the denial of basic protection
and fundamental rights in neighboring countries. Read
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| Briefing
Note - It Is Time To Act On Burma |
| 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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