In an effort to get international sanctions lifted, Burma’s military-backed government has started to release political prisoners. However, between 400 - 1,000 political prisoners remain in jail.
Please take action now and urge Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne to demand the immediate release of all political prisoners.
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Political Prisoner Releases in Burma
Updated 10 January 2012
Burma Briefing No. 16
As speculation mounts that the government in Burma is about to release…
Political Prisoners in Burma – A Crime Against Humanity
Burma Briefing No. 10
In the past two years there has been an increasing trend to look at Burma through…
Release Over 2200 Political Prisoners Now!
This report, released by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners on behalf of 12 groups working inside Burma, details the…
Repression to silence dissent
Report by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
The widespread and unlawful detention of political activists has a significant impact…
The Role of political prisoners in the national reconciliation process
Report by The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma).
This report sets out the vitally important role of Burma’s political…
Burma’s Forgotten Prisoners
A report by Human Rights Watch documenting dozens of prominent political activists, Buddhist monks, labor activists, journalists, and artists arrested…
SPDC constitution
SPDC constitution which enshrines military rule, giving 25 percent of the seats to the military, and also gives the military…
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…
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 possibly around 1,000 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.
This briefing looks at the history of political prisoner releases in Burma and examines benchmarks for progress that should be met if the release of political prisoners is to signify the possibility that real change is on the way.
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