A report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), exposing the true scale of torture in Burma’s prisons.
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A report by AAPP which details the deaths of 127 Burmese Democracy Activists in custody.
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New report by the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (Burma) and the US Campaign for Burma documents the huge increase in number of Political Prisoners currently detained in Burma
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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.
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A report by Human Rights Watch documenting dozens of prominent political activists, Buddhist monks, labor activists, journalists, and artists arrested since peaceful political protests in 2007 and sentenced to draconian prison terms after unfair trials.
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Report by The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma).
This report sets out the vitally important role of Burma’s political prisoners in a process of national reconciliation, leading to democratic transition. A genuine, inclusive process of national reconciliation is urgently needed to resolve the current conflicts and make progress towards…
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Report by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
The widespread and unlawful detention of political activists has a significant impact on Burma’s political environment in two main ways.
Firstly, most of the prominent activists are removed from public or political life. Almost all of the 88 Generation student movement…
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This report, released by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on behalf of 12 groups working inside Burma, details the situation of Burma’s more than 2200 political prisoners languishing behind bars. Not only does the report highlight the political prisoner situation, but it goes further, emphasizing the importance of the…
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Burma Briefing No. 10
In the past two years there has been an increasing trend to look at Burma through the lens of international law, rather than just as a civil liberties or human rights issue. This approach gained momentum in March 2010, when the United Nations Special Rapporteur on…
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Updated 10 January 2012
Burma Briefing No. 16
As speculation mounts that the government in Burma is about to release some political prisoners, this briefing looks at the history of political prisoner releases in Burma.
The mass release of prisoners is a regular event in Burma and happens every…
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This report by The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) documents the Government of Burma’s use of torture and ill treatment against its own people since the November 2010 elections.
“The international community has been applauding the government for recent gestures towards change; essentially they are praising…
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Burma Briefing No. 25
The international community is normalising relations, praising reforms and lifting pressure on Burma despite the fact that the military-backed government keeps hundreds of political prisoners in jail.
The briefing contains case studies of 6 political prisoners who were arbitrarily arrested by the military-backed government in Burma.
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