June 26, 2018 United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims Today, on the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) stands in solidarity with those in Burma and worldwide…
Statement: AAPP Counseling Program Date: 17th June 2018 The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) publicized the AAPP counseling program on its Facebook page.. The AAPP counseling program can help to decrease symptoms of depression and stress…
Month in Review ●●● May in Numbers Arrests: 44 38 anti-war protesters were arrested this month. Six land rights activists were also arrested. Charges: 49 43 people were charged this month for their involvement in anti-war protests across the country.…
Figure 1 Human Rights Training in Lashio Township, Northern Shan State TRAININGS Human Rights, Documentation of Human Rights Violations, and Transitional Justice Training Held in Northern Shan State As a part of the series of regular Human Rights, Documentation of…
Members of DRL meeting with AAPP in Rangoon On 29 May 2018, Foreign Affairs Officer, Henrietta S.Levin led the group of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) visited and looked around AAPP’s museum, Memory of The Past. AAPP’s…
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, H.E. Jaroslav Doleček, visited and looked around AAPP’s museum, Memory of the Past, on 24 May, 2018. AAPP representatives, Secretary Ko Tate Naing and…
On May 24, Rachael Burton and Cherry Zahau from Project 2049 visited AAPP’s office and looked around AAPP’s museum, Memory of the Past. They discussed AAPP activities related to human rights and law reform with AAPP Secretary Ko Tate Naing,…
DISCUSSION Human Rights and Good Governance Discussion Attendees at an AAPP discussion on human rights and good governance. In April, AAPP held a total of seven discussions about human rights and good governance for village and ward administrators, ten and…
MONTH IN REVIEW April in Numbers Arrests: Min Sai, a Kachin villager, was arrested under Section 17 (1) of the Unlawful Associations Act. Charges: Five people were charged this month. Min Sai was charged under Section 17 (1) of the…
Date: 3 May 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, AAPP is increasingly concerned about the curtailment of civil and political rights alongside declining press freedoms in Burma. Throughout the last year, journalists have continued to…