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Video: Ending Impunity
A ten-minute video entitled “Ending Impunity” by the Women’s League of Burma that calls for UNSC action on the ongoing use of rape as a weapon of war and crimes against humanity in Burma. In the video, four women speak out about systematic human rights violations including rape by state armed forces and authorities.
• • •Crimes in Burma
A report based on an analysis of UN documents – including UN General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights resolutions, as well as reports from several different Special Rapporteurs – indicate that Burma’s military regime may be committing crimes against humanity and war crimes prosecutable under international law. The report concludes with a call for […]
• • •Village Agency: Rural rights and resistance in militarized Karen State
Citing the personal testimonies of over 110 villagers living in Karen State, this report seeks to challenge common portrayals of villagers as helpless victims, and provide a forum for these individuals to speak for themselves about the context of abuse in which they live and their own efforts to resist this abuse. By highlighting the […]
• • •Crimes Against Humanity in Eastern Myanmar
This report focuses on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed by the military in Karen State and Pegu Division between 2005 through 2007. Download the report in English and Spanish.
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