The military regime in Burma is one of the most brutal in the world, using its half million strong army to oppress its population. Despite appalling human rights violations, there is no UN global arms embargo on Burma. The brutal regime is still allowed to buy foreign weapons to commit horrific human rights abuses and spends nearly half its budget on the military.
Reports
License to Rape
A report by Shan Women’s Action Network on the systematic use of rape by the Burmese military.
Pro-Aid, Pro-Sanctions, Pro-Engagement
Position paper by pro-democracy organisations detailing policy on humanitarian assistance to Burma.
Chronic Emergency - Health & Human Rights in Eastern Burma
A report by the Back Pack Health Worker Team
Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression
A report by the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) documenting Burmese military attacks on unarmed women in Burma.
Failing the People of Burma?
A report by Burma Campaign UK calling for a review of DFID policy on Burma
State of Terror
A report by the Karen Women’s Organisation detailing the ongoing rape, murder, torture and forced labour suffered by women living under the Burmese military regime in Karen State.
Crimes against humanity in eastern Myanmar
This report by Amnesty International focuses on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed in Kayin State and Bago Division between 2005 through 2007. It raises grave concerns that the violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against the Karen described in this report have been part…
Internal Displacement and International Law in Eastern Burma
This report from the Thai Burma Border Consortium argues that the SPDC’s actions in Eastern Burma – forced labor, extortion and land confiscation as well as military campaigns that have displaced over 500,000 people - constitute crimes against humanity. The report concludes by arguing that the international community must move…
Crimes in Burma
A report from Harvard Law School, commissioned by some of the most respected jurists in international law, using the UN’s own reports to highlight how Burma’s generals have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.
International crimes committed in Burma: the urgent need for a Commission of Inquiry
This report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), and the Burma Lawyers Council (BLC) details the serious human rights violations perpetrated by Burma’s military regime, and demonstrates that international crimes have been – and are still being – perpetrated in Burma…
Thailand to Force 3,000 Karen Refugees Back to Burma?
3,000 ethnic Karen refugees who were forced to flee into Thailand in June 2009 are facing forced return to Burma starting on February 5th 2010. Although the Royal Thai Government and local and military representatives have officially stated that they will not force people to return, in practice they are…
Walking Amongst Sharp Knives
This report from the Karen Women’s Organisation reveals previously unreported abuses taking place against ethnic Karen women in Burma.
The practice of the Burmese Army to execute village heads has led to traditional Karen culture being turned upside-down, with women now being appointed village chiefs as they are seen as…
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma report to the UN Human Rights Council
Report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomás Ojea Quintana, to the UN Human Rights Council. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the UN consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.
The report states…
Displaced Childhoods
Report by Partners Relief & Development and Free Burma Rangers.
Burma’s military government, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has displaced hundreds of thousands of people with impunity, particularly in the country’s ethnic territories. This report is based on a culmination of data collected in Burma and on…
The military regime in Burma is one of the most brutal in the world, using its half million strong army to oppress its population. Despite appalling human rights violations, there is no UN global arms embargo on Burma. The brutal regime is still allowed to buy foreign weapons to commit horrific human rights abuses and spends nearly half its budget on the military.
The dictatorship in Burma is accused of committing crimes against humanity for its widespread and systematic human rights abuses, including torture, forced displacement, sexual violence, extra-judicial killings and forced labour.
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Burma is one of the poorest countries in Asia. Four decades of military rule and economic mismanagement have resulted in widespread poverty, poor health care and low educational standards, with an estimated 75% of the population living below the poverty line. While the regime spends up to 50% of its budget on the military, investment in education and healthcare combined is less than $1 per person per year - one of the lowest levels of public investment in the world.