NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND POLITICAL PRISONERS A genuine, inclusive process of national reconciliation is urgently needed to resolve the current conflicts and make progress towards peace and democracy. Political prisoners represent the struggle for democracy, human rights, equality and self-determination. A crucial…
Commemorating AAPP’s 10th Anniversary on March 23, 2010.
An excerpt of Bo Kyi’s (AAPP Joint Secretary) presentation on the panel “Authoritarianism and Dissent: 21st Century Horizons” at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democrazy on March 8-9, 2010.
Press Release 8 March 2010 – International Women’s Day On International Women’s Day, AAPP has released a brief on the women political prisoners. The brief shows that there are women from all across Burma and from various sectors of society,…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,185 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall decrease of 10 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,195. In February, 1 activist was arrested and 15 political prisoners were…
Date. 17/02/2010 We, as prisoners, demand the following rights to the authorities from 17 February 2010:1. To read books including news papers2. To get proper medical treatment3. To get better foods for all prisoners4. To be free to go out…
Breaking News / Information Release 10 February 2010 Dear All Burmese American citizen, Kyaw Zaw Lwin (aka Ko Nyi Nyi Aung), was sentenced to five years imprisonment this morning. He has been sentenced to three years under section 468 of…
Summary of current situation There are a total of 2,195 political prisoners in Burma. This is an overall increase of 18 in comparison to last month’s figure of 2,177. In January, 3 activists were arrested, and 1 was released. The…
Date: 27 January 2010 Burmese American citizenship holder Ko Nyi Nyi Aung@ Kyaw Zaw Lwin has had a family visit banned, by authorities. When his family went to see him on 18 January 2010, jailor Kyaw Min Tun said they…