Summary Since the protests in August, leading to last September’s Saffron Revolution, a total of 1,022 activists have been arrested. In October, there were 18 arrests, 45 activists were sentenced and 20 were released. In comparison with September, there were…
Summary There are a total of 2123 political prisoners in Burma, including 213 Monks, 16 MPs, 264 Students, 178 Women, 473 NLDs, 36 HRDPs, 219 Ethnics, 51 Former Political Prisoners, 22 Teachers, 41 Media Activists. 108 are considered in bad…
In October 2008, reports emerged from Burma that the military junta had ordered itscourts to expedite the trials of political activists. Since then, 357 activists have been handed down harsh punishments, including sentences of up to 104 years. 1 Shortly…
People in Burma have to live their lives without any security as a result of lawlessness. They have to live in a situation under which they can be arrested at any time and jailed for a long sentence, or even die…
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) officials’ overhaul of staff at a prison on the Irrawaddy delta in Burma following a demonstration there last year has perpetuated the abuse of prisoners that first occurred following the initial crackdown on protesters.…
In Burma, the use of prisoners’ labor began in June 1962, when prisoners were forced to work at the Pale-Gangaw road construction project. Since then, due to the fact that state development projects are usually carried out solely by manual…
Make the world a torture free zone. These words were expressed in a small pamphlet published by Amnesty International. In Article 1 of United Nations Convention Against Torture states that “For the purposes of this Convention, the term Torture’ means…
In Burma, talks between the military government known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and the opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), have been ongoing for the past one and a half years. However, as of…
In the 40 years it seized power and over threw the country’s Constitution, Burma’s military rulers ruled in different garbs. From legal aspect, this is an interesting study. In 1962, Ne Win ruled with the laws which he took over…
We, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), have been reporting the situation of political prisoners of the prisons around Burma. Many democracy and human rights activists have been arrested, tortured and imprisoned for their peaceful activities since the 1988 military…