12 countries involved in training and cooperation with the Burmese military
March 3, 2021Twelve countries are involved in military training and/or cooperation with the Burmese military, despite its human rights record. With the exception of Pakistan, the countries on this list have all made agreements to continue or even increase military …
Situation update of IDPs in Mutraw (Papun) and Kler Lwee Htu (Nyaunglebin) Districts
January 29, 2021Report from Karen Peace Support Network Situation update of IDPs in Mutraw (Papun) and Kler Lwee Htu (Nyaunglebin) Districts with the recent armed conflict between Tatmadaw and KNLA, Northern Karen State and Eastern Bago, Burma/Myanmar Conflict between …
Blackening Our Future
January 28, 2021Burma Army-linked coal mining expansion in war-torn northern Shan State Report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation During the past year, the Mandalay-based conglomerate Ngwe Yi Pale and the Burma Army have expanded their coal mining operations in war-t …
US Restrictions on Relations with Burma
January 28, 2021Report by the Congressional Research Service Summary Between 1989 and 2008, Congress passed several laws placing political and economic sanctions on Burma’s military junta as part of a policy to identify individuals responsible for repression in Burma …
AAPP report on political prisoners December 2020
January 15, 2021In 2020, freedom of speech and expression in Burma has declined month on month. 601 individuals are now oppressed due to political activity. 42 political prisoners are serving sentences, 196 are awaiting trial inside prison and 363 are awaiting trial o …
AAPP report on political prisoners November 2020
December 9, 2020After a landslide majority for the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the 8 November multi-party general elections, 590 individuals are still oppressed due to political activity. 35 political prisoners are serving sentences, 199 are awaiting trial …
AAPP report on political prisoners October 2020
November 6, 2020584 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 36 political prisoners are serving sentences, 193 are awaiting trial inside prison, 355 are awaiting trial outside prison. In October, 142 people were arrested and 25 were charged. 12 pe …
Burma’s 2020 Election – A Step Forward or a Step Back?
November 5, 2020This Briefing Paper discusses how rather than this election being an improvement on the last, it will be less free and fair. More people will be disenfranchised in this election than the last, and those disenfranchised are almost all from ethnic and re …
AAPP report on political prisoners September 2020
October 7, 2020571 individuals are oppressed in Burma due to political activity: 32 political prisoners are serving sentences, 180 are awaiting trial inside prison, 359 are awaiting trial outside prison. In September, 105 people were arrested and 41 were charged. 7 p …
Five steps the UK can take to start to address the Rohingya crisis
October 5, 2020Briefing by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Burma Campaign UK and Justice4Rohingya UK The British government has not done all it can to ensure justice and accountability for the violations of international law against the Rohingya and other ethnic gr …