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Reports
The White Shirts: How the USDA Will Become the New Face of Burma’s Dictatorship
A Report by The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD)
Vote to Nowhere
Human Rights Watch reports on the May 2008 Constitutional Referendum in Burma.
SPDC constitution
SPDC constitution which enshrines military rule, giving 25 percent of the seats to the military, and also gives the military effective veto power over decisions made by Parliament. Download the constitution in English here.
Impunity Prolonged: Burma and its 2008 Constitution
Report by the International Center for Transitional Justice calling on the international community to withhold support for Burma’s 2010 elections and not accept the results of the vote unless the government amends the country’s constitution to end impunity for human rights violations.
2010 Elections: A Recipe for Continued Conflict
This report reveals serious concerns over the possible conduct of the 2010 elections that is likely to disenfranchise an estimated 1.9 million voters. It also outlines the serious flaws in the 2008 constitution that will intensify the root causes of conflict that has plagued Burma. The regime’s preparations for 2010…
SPDC election laws set the stage for sham elections
This report from ALTSEAN and FIDH gives an update on the electoral process in Burma in light of the release of the SPDC’s repressive election laws.
The repressive laws, along with the restraints placed on the media, ensure that the upcoming elections will not be free or fair. Furthermore, recent moves…
Burma’s 2010 Elections: The story so far
This briefing from Altsean-Burma shows that despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for ‘free and fair’ elections, indicators for election monitoring based on EU, UN, and OSCE guidelines point to the contrary. The SPDC election laws and conduct of the SPDC Election Commission have caused the dissolution of parties that won…
Burma: A Violent Past to a Brutal Future
Report by Network for Democracy and Development.
The Transformation of a Paramilitary Organization into a Political Party
This report highlights the transition of the Union Solidarity Organization (USDA) into a political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), currently the largest contestant in the…
Burma’s Fake Election and the Post-Election Structure
Burma Briefing No. 5
While the international community has focused primarily on the process of the elections, this briefing analyses not only how the election process is unfair, but also how the military have brought in a new constitution which renders parliament powerless to bring in genuine democratic reform without…
Election Review
A report by Altsean-Burma detailing widespread evidence of electoral fraud, irregularities, threats, harassment, and lack of independent monitoring during Burma’s 2010 election.
The election process was met by widespread condemnation inside and outside Burma, with the significant exception of ASEAN and China.
In total, the Union Solidarity and Development Party…
Burma’s New Constitution - Denying Ethnic Rights
Burma Briefing No. 11
This briefing looks at the wide-ranging negative impacts Burma’s new Constitution will have on ethnic groups in Burma.
The Constitution is likely to lead to the continued Burmanisation of ethnic minorities and increased militarisation of ethnic areas, with the subsequent increase of human rights abuses…
Human Rights Violations in Burma’s 2010 Elections
This report by The Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma (ND-Burma) reveals the elections-related human rights violations committed by the regime and its proxies during and just after the Election Day, 7 November 2010. During the election process, numerous cases of intimidation, threats, coercion, voting fraud, vote stealing, vote…
Grabbing Land: Destructive Development in the Ta’ang Region
A new report released by Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO) estimates that 63% of farming families have lost their land to confiscation by the Burmese military and their cronies. Despite much-publicized political “reforms” in the country, the authorities have refused to stop land confiscation, causing more threats to families’…
- Burma’s Constitution - Denying Ethnic Rights – New Briefing from Burma Campaign UK
- History Repeats Itself In Burma – Dictatorship Rebrands Itself Again
- British Government Highlights Concerns Over Burma Parliament
- Burma’s Rubber Stamp Parliament Can’t Hold Government To Account
- Rohingya Party Supporters Arrested And Beaten
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