Germany and Burma – Business before human rights

Burma Briefing No. 13

Commentary on an article published on 20th June 2011 in the Financial Times by Markus Loening, Germany’s federal commissioner for human rights policy.

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Stolen Lives: Human Trafficking from Palaung area of Burma to China

This report from the Palaung Women’s Organization reveals evidence of cases of human trafficking collected since 2007 by field workers from PWO’s Information Documentation and Research Department, who work across …

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ORDERED OUT: The costs of building Burma’s Upper Paunglaung Dam

A report from the Kayan New Generation Youth reveals how military authorities in Burma have ordered 8,000 people to move from their homes in preparation for a hydroelectric dam being …

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Crisis in Shan State

Burma Briefing No. 12

On 13th March 2011 the dictatorship in Burma broke a 22 year long ceasefire agreement with the Shan State Army – North. Sixty-five clashes were reported …

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Human Rights Violations in Burma’s 2010 Elections

This report by The Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma (ND-Burma) reveals the elections-related human rights violations committed by the regime and its proxies during and just after the …

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Burma’s New Constitution - Denying Ethnic Rights

Burma Briefing No. 11

This briefing looks at the wide-ranging negative impacts Burma’s new Constitution will have on ethnic groups in Burma.

The Constitution is likely to lead to …

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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 the lens of international law, rather than just as a …

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What Next For EU Burma Policy?

Burma Briefing No. 9

The European Union has a common foreign policy on Burma, known as a Common Decision. The Common Decision currently has to be renewed every April. EU …

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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 situation of Burma’s more than 2200 political prisoners languishing behind …

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Poison Clouds

Lessons from Burma’s largest coal project at Tigyit

This report by local Pa-Oh researchers, exposes how up to two thousand tons of lignite, the most polluting type of coal, are …

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Life Under the Junta

Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Burma’s Chin State

This report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), is the first widespread survey of Burma’s Chin State in Western Burma. Researchers …

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Support for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry

Updated 16 August 2011

Burma Briefing No. 7

This briefing details the growing international support for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.

Election Review

A report by Altsean-Burma detailing widespread evidence of electoral fraud, irregularities, threats, harassment, and lack of independent monitoring during Burma’s 2010 election.

The election process was met by widespread condemnation …

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Updated 17 June 2011

Burma Briefing No. 6

Aung San Suu Kyi has now spent more than 15 years in detention, most of it under house arrest. According to Burmese …

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Burma’s Fake Election and the Post-Election Structure

Burma Briefing No. 5

While the international community has focused primarily on the process of the elections, this briefing analyses not only how the election process is unfair, but also …

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Repression to silence dissent

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, …

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Burma: A Violent Past to a Brutal Future

Report by Network for Democracy and Development.
 
The Transformation of a Paramilitary Organization into a Political Party 
This report highlights the transition of the Union …

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Diagnosis Critical - health and human rights in eastern Burma

This report reveals that the health of populations in conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma, particularly women and children, is amongst the worst in the world, a result of official disinvestment …

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Burma’s 2010 Elections: The story so far

This briefing from Altsean-Burma shows that despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for ‘free and fair’ elections, indicators for election monitoring based on EU, UN, and OSCE guidelines point to the …

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The European Union and Burma

Updated 13 April 2011

Burma Briefing No. 4

This briefing examines how the European Union, one of the most powerful political and economic blocs in the world, has so far …

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