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Protracted Displacement and Militarization in Eastern Burma – 2009 Survey
An annual report of Thailand-Burma Border Consortium that summarizes the scale and distribution of displacement in 38 townships and reviews trends through an analysis of interviews with over 3,100 households between […]
• • •Open Letter to the International Crisis Group to rescind their support for the 2010 Burma Elections
An open letter to the International Crisis Group to rescind the organization’s recommendations regarding Burma, to withdraw the flawed constitutional analysis, and to articulate States’ legal obligations with regard to Burma, including taking all possible steps, individually and collectively, to end impunity for the ongoing criminal breaches of international humanitarian law. […]
• • •Impunity Prolonged: Burma and its 2008 Constitution
Civil society and international organizations should meanwhile develop a coordinated approach for gathering information about human rights violations in Burma, to help prepare for eventual prosecutions and other measures dealing with the military government’s long legacy of impunity. […]
• • •Burma’s Civil Society Works for Peace and Stability Despite Obstacles; Calls on ASEAN to Support People and Not Military Generals
A briefer outlining the Task Force on ASEAN and Burma’s position on key regional issues. Download the briefer.
• • •Burma: A Benchmark for ASEAN Success
An article in the ASEAN Human Rights Defenders Newsletter from Forum-Asia that argues ASEAN’s success will be measured according to how it deals with Burma’s military regime and its violations of the ASEAN Charter. Download the article.
• • •The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions on Burma
Dr. Turnell argues for economic sanctions against Burma’s military regime by examining some of the commonly-held misconceptions of sanctions. He believes that sanctions imposed upon Burma’s military regime by the […]
• • •Resisting the Flood
An update on open local resistance to the seven dams that China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) is building on the Irrawaddy, N’mai and Mali rivers in Burma’s northern Kachin State. The booklet describes the construction activity at the Chibwe dam site and the imminent forced relocation of 15,000 villagers for the construction of the Irrawaddy […]
• • •2010 Elections: A Recipe for Continued Conflict
A briefer that shows how the regime’s preparations for the 2010 elections have already had serious human security impacts on the region – increased crimes against humanity and escalated armed conflict causing 43,800 refugees to cross over into China and Thailand within the last 3 months. It also outlines the serious flaws in the 2008 Constitution that will intensify the root causes of conflict that has plagued Burma. […]
• • •Quarterly Human Rights Violations Report: July – September 2009
A quarterly report that documents cases of human rights violations in Burma. Download the report.
• • •The Resistance of the Monks: Buddhism and Activism in Burma
This report describes the junta’s repression of Burma’s monks after the anti-junta demonstrations in September 2007. The report tells the stories of individual monks who were arrested, beaten and detained […]
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