AAPP (2016) Prison Conditions in Burma and The Potential for Prison Reform
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REPORT LAUNCH: ‘Prison Conditions in Burma and the Potential for Prison Reform’ (2016)
25 September 2016 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…
Request letter to State Counsellor, H.E Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (2016)
We congratulate you on what appears to be a highly successful visit to the United Kingdom and United States of America. After having the opportunity to discuss ongoing human rights issues in Burma with British Prime Minister Theresa May and…
August 2016 AAPP Monthly Chronology
MONTH IN REVIEW This month, seven local people from ethnic areas were arrested and 22 farmers were charged. Thirty-five people had cases against them dropped and three incarcerated political prisoners are reported to be in bad health. Charges and sentences…
July 2016 AAPP Monthly Chronology
Month In Review 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…
June 2016 AAPP Monthly Chronology
MONTH IN REVIEW This month 112 civilians were arrested by State forces and ethnic armed groups, 48 of which were subsequently released, 18 individuals were sentenced and 5 were released. Three political prisoners are reported to be in bad health.…
INTERVIEW (07/2016): International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာညှဉ်းပန်းနှိပ်စက်မှု ပပျောက်ရေးနေ့ ၊၂၆ရက်၊ ဇွန်၊ ၂၀၁၆ ကို ND-Burma, ဝိမုတ္တိ၊ တအာင်းအမျိုးသမီးအဖွဲ့အစည်း နှင့် AJAR တို့ ပူးပေါင်း၍ ရန်ကုန်မြို့၌ ကျင်းပခဲ့သည့် မြင်ကွင်း ..
May 2016 AAPP Monthly Chronology
Summary of the Current Situation: There are 67 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma. 189 activists are currently awaiting trial for political actions, 47 of whom are incarcerated. MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 90 political activists were arrested in total including 71…
AAPP and FPPS (2016) “After release I had to restart my life from the beginning” The Experiences of Ex-political Prisoners in Burma and Challenges to Reintegration
Preface Since the military coup d’état in 1962, Burma has been in the grip of authoritarian rule. The junta has consistently practiced oppression, torture, arbitrary detention, and long-term imprisonment against perceived enemies of the regime. As a result, since 1962,…
REPORT LAUNCH: “After Release I had to restart my life from the beginning” (2016)
AAPP and FPPS launch report entitled ‘“After Release I had to restart my life from the beginning”: The Experience of Ex-political Prisoners in Burma and Challenges to Reintegration’ 25 May 2016 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (“AAPP”) and the…