The United Nations Security Council has called for political prisoners to be released but must do more to make sure this happens. Write to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now calling for urgent action for Burma’s political prisoners.
Reports
The Darkness We See
A report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), exposing the true scale of torture in Burma’s prisons.
Eight Seconds of Silence
A report by AAPP which details the deaths of 127 Burmese Democracy Activists in custody.
The future in the Dark
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
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.
Burma’s Forgotten Prisoners
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.
Reports
The Darkness We See
A report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), exposing the true scale of torture in Burma’s prisons.
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