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
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.
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.
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
Eight Seconds of Silence
A report by AAPP which details the deaths of 127 Burmese Democracy Activists in custody.
The Darkness We See
A report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), exposing the true scale of torture in Burma’s prisons.
More Information
There are over 2,100 political prisoners in Burma. They have been imprisoned just for peacefully calling for democracy and freedom in Burma. Once in prison, democracy activists face horrific torture, including electric shocks, rape, iron rods rubbed on their shins until the flesh rubs off, severe beatings and solitary confinement. Many prisoners are kept in their cells 24 hours a day, given inadequate food and are in poor health. However, the regime appears to be systematically denying medical treatment to political prisoners.
Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said, “the release of political prisoners is the most important thing for all those who truly wish to bring about change in Burma”.
The United Nations Security Council has called for political prisoners to be released but must do more to make sure this happens.
2100 by 2010: FREE BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
Campaign to highlight the plight of Burma’s over 2100 prisoners of conscience, coordinated by
the Foreign Office, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) and Human Rights Watch.
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