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		Crimes in Burma - A new report from Harvard Law School finds that UN documents on Burma provide grounds for investigation into international crimes and calls for more concerted UN action on Burma. Download Crimes in Burma here (pdf)	May 09

		Burma's prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields - outlines the health impact of systematic torture, long-term imprisonment, transfers to remote prisons, and denial of healthcare on the country’s pro-democracy activists. Download Burma's prisons and labour camps: Silent killing fields here (.pdf)	May 09

		Holding Our Ground, a report detailing Burma’s military junta’s policy of land confiscation and human rights abuse to support ever increasing army numbers. English, Burmese (.pdf)	Apr 09

		After the Storm: Voices from the Delta is the first independent report assessing the response of the Burmese regime to Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma in May 2008. It exposes how the Burmese regime committed human rights abuses in its response to the cyclone by obstructing relief to victims of the cyclone. Download After The Storm, Voices From The Delta here. (pdf)	Feb 09

		We are Like Forgotten People. In this report, Human Rights Watch documents a wide range of human rights abuses carried out by the Burmese junta. In Mizoram state, India, Chin people remain at risk of discrimination and abuse by local Mizo groups and local authorities, and of being forced back across the border into Burma. Download We Are Like Forgotten People here. (pdf)	Jan 09

		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. You can read more about the constitution in the February edition of our Last Month in Burma newsletter here	Dec 08

		NCGUB report - Political Prisoners: The findings of the Open Heart Letter Writing Campaign	Nov 08

		Seeking justice for Burma report on behalf of The Members of Parliament Union (MPU) & The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) making the case for revoking the credentials of the SPDC at the United Nations.	Sep 08

		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	Sep 08

		Eastward Bound, a new report by the Kachin Women Association Thailand (KWAT) providing an update on migration and trafficking of Kachin women on the China-Burma border.	7 Aug 08

		Drowning the Green Ghosts a report by Kayan Women’s Union reveals how the Upper Paunglaung Dam, being built with Chinese investment, has increased forced labour and other abuses for local villagers.	18 Jun 08

		Vote to Nowhere Human Rights Watch reports on the May 2008 Constitutional Referendum in Burma.	1 May 08

		Biofuel by Decree Report by the Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) documenting the Burmese regime's disastrous policy of forcing Burmese communities to grow biofuel crops.	29 Apr 08

		The Human Cost Of Energy Earthrights international documents the continuing human rights abuses occurring on the Yadana project, a joint project between TOTAL, Chevron and the Burmese regime.	29 Apr 08

		EU & Burma, Briefing and recommendations - March 2008 A briefing paper the EU's position on Burma with recommendations on the next steps the EU should take.	25 Mar 08

		Bullets in the Alms Bowl Report by the NCGUB on events leading up to, during and following the September 2007 "Saffron Revolution" protests in Burma	10 Mar 08

		Human Rights Watch Report - Crackdown 2007 Human Rights Watch reports on the Autumn 2007 uprising.	7 Dec 07

		Human Rights Watch Report - Sold to be Soldiers. Human Rights Watch report on the plight of child soldiers in Burma	31 Oct 07

		Burma's Sham National Convention Articles examining Burma’s National Convention process and its implications.	31 Aug 07

		EU-Made Rockets, Guns And Engines Risk Undermining Myanmar Arms Embargo New report by Amnesty International, Saferworld and other NGOs	16 Jul 07

		In the Balance A report by the Mon Youth Progressive Organization reveals how Burma’s Salween dams threaten over half a million lives.	08 May 07

		Unsafe State A new report by the Women’s League of Chinland, providing further evidence of state-sanctioned rape by the military regime’s troops.	27 Mar 07

		India Briefing A briefing paper on India's increasingly close relationship with the regime in Burma, supplying arms, loans and making significant investments in the country.	26 Mar 07

		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.	12 Feb 07

		Valley of Darkness This report exposes how Burma’s military junta is promoting extensive gold-mining in the Hugawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Kachin State.	10 Jan 07

		Companies Supporting The Regime In Burma: 'The Dirty List' and 'The Clean List'	19 Dec 06

		Failing the People of Burma? A report by Burma Campaign UK calling for a review of DFID policy on Burma	18 Dec 06

		Dignity in the Shadow of Oppression A report by the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) documenting Burmese military attacks on unarmed women in Burma.	22 Nov 06

		The Alternative Human Rights Report An assessment of British human rights policy by six human rights organisations	12 Oct 06

		Chronic Emergency - Health & Human Rights in Eastern Burma A report by the Back Pack Health Worker Team	07 Sep 06

		Pro-Aid, Pro-Sanctions, Pro-Engagement Position paper by pro-democracy organisations detailing policy on humanitarian assistance to Burma.	28 Jul 06

		Supply and Command A report by the Shwe Gas Movement on how Burma’s military dictatorship could earn over US$12 billion in profits from western Burma gas fields	12 Jul 06

		Poisoned Flowers: The Impacts of Spiraling Drug Addiction on Palaung Women in Burma (PDF format) A Report by the Palaung Women's Organisation	09 Jun 06

		The White Shirts: How the USDA Will Become the New Face of Burma's Dictatorship (PDF format) A Report by The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD)	30 May 06

		Eight Seconds of Silence (PDF format) A report by AAPP which details the deaths of 127 Burmese Democracy Activists in custody.	23 May 06

		Dammed by Burma's Generals (PDF format) A report by the Karenni Development Research Group revealing how thousands of villagers will be made homeless and towns and villages flooded in a huge new dam project that will enrich Burma's generals.	14 Mar 06

		The Darkness We See (PDF format) A report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), exposing the true scale of torture in Burma’s prisons.	02 Dec 05

		10 Years of Empty Words (PDF format) As Aung San Suu Kyi reaches ten years in detention, this report highlights the disparity between the supportive words of world leaders and the lack of effective action to support her and the people of Burma.	24 Oct 05

		Threat to the Peace: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma (PDF format) Report commissioned by Vacláv Havel and Archbishop Desmond Tutu and prepared by DLA Piper.	20 Sep 05

		Totalitarian Oil – TOTAL Oil: Fuelling the oppression in Burma This report investigates the role of French oil giant TOTAL Oil in fuelling the oppressive dictatorship in Burma.	21 Feb 05

		A Roadmap paved with oppression - Human Rights in Burma A report by Altsean	Apr 04

		The EU and Burma: The Case for Targeted Sanctions	9 Mar 04

		Coming Clean - British Clothing Retailers and Burma	2 Dec 03

		The Case for Sanctions against Burma's Military Dictatorship	27 Nov 03

		British American Tobacco – In Business With Burma’s Generals	26 Nov 02

		License to Rape (PDF format) A report by Shan Women's Action Network on the systematic use of rape by the Burmese military.	May 02

		Tobacco profits before human rights, health and the environment A report by Friends of the Earth	14 Apr 02

		Burma Sanctions Coalition Briefing	02 Mar 02

		Triumph or Disaster? - The Boycott of Triumph International	12 Nov 01

		Investing in Myanmar (Burma) - A review of the risks for companies and investors	13 Oct 01

		Destructive Engagement: Premier Oil’s Social Report and Burma	01 Jun 01

		UK Party Election Manifestos on Burma	May 01