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Posts Tagged ‘Assistance Association for Political Prisoners’ (32 found)
“Prison Conditions in Burma and The Potential for Prison Reform” Report
As Burma emerges from decades of authoritarian rule and international isolation, the issue of human rights and human rights abuses has been of large concern to many actors involved. Holding those accountable for crimes committed in the past has been at the forefront for many observers […]
AAPP launches report entitled ‘Prison Conditions in Burma and the Potential for Prison Reform’
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has today – 25 September 2016 – published a report entitled ‘Prisons Conditions in Burma and the Potential for Prison Reform’. The report will be available on AAPP’s website in English and Burmese […]
• • •Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma’s Statement
We congratulate you on what appears to be a highly successful visit to the United Kingdom and United States of America […]
• • •Report on the human rights situation in Burma (January – June, 2016)
In 2016 ethnic conflict has intensified in many areas of Burma and has seen an increase in human rights violations (HRVs) perpetrated by both the Burma Army and Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) […]
Statement – Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma): Month in Review (July 2016)
This month 129 sentences were handed down for political reasons, including fines given to 105 farmers for staging a plowing protest. Four political prisoners were released from prison, and a further 110 people, including the aforementioned farmers completed their sentence or had cases against them dropped […]
• • •Political Prisoners Need Not Be Forgotten
On 25 May, 2016, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) released a joint-report entitled “‘After release I had to restart my life from the beginning’: The experiences of ex-political prisoners in Burma and challenges to reintegration.” Based on information provided by 1,621 former political prisoners, the report exposes the mistreatment and abuse – including the use of torture – that has proliferated Burma’s prison system […]
“After release I had to restart my life from the beginning” The Experiences of Ex-political Prisoners in Burma and Challenges to Reintegration
Since 1962, between 7,000 and 10,000 political prisoners have been imprisoned in Burma. Whilst a multitude of anecdotal records exist, there is very little comprehensive data concerning the torture and mistreatment experienced by political prisoners within Burma’s interrogation centers and jails […]
AAPP and FPPS launch report entitled “After Release I Had to Restart My Life from the Beginning”
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (“AAPP”) and the Former Political Prisoners Society (“FPPS”) has today – 25 May 2016 – published a report entitled, ‘“After release I had to restart my life from the beginning[…]”
• • •AAPP Welcomes State Counsellors Statement on the Release of Political Prisoners
AAPP welcomes the statement from the State Counsellors office on April 7 2016 concerning the intended release of political prisoners in Burma […]
• • •Assistance Association for Political Prisoners: February Summary of the Current Situation
This month, 19 political activists were arrested in total, nine individuals were sentenced and one was released. Eleven political prisoners are reported to be in bad health. Also this month, 45 new charges were piled on activists […]
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