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REPORT CARD #1: Burma/Myanmar's failure to comply with ICJ Provisional Measures
28 May 2020
Burma's Government and military claim that they are taking effective measures to implement the Provisional Measures ordered by the International Court of Justice.
However, at Burma's first four-month report evidence of systematic, long-term change is very difficult to see. Rohingya people are still subjected to an Apartheid existence in IDP prison camps in Rakhine, and the Tatmadaw continues to wage war against its own people in Burma's West, North and East.
Attacks and armed clashes, shellings and airstrikes, and property destruction in Burma since 23 January 2020
28 May 2020
Between 23 January and 13 May 2020 (the last day for which conflict data is available), there were at least 410 armed clashes in civilian areas or direct attacks on civilians by armed actors, across 5 States and 2 Regions of Burma. These incidents took place in the west, center, and east of the country, i.e., Rakhine State, Chin State, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Shan State, Kayah State and Kayin State.
This excel sheet lists details of every incident, and is meant to complement the briefer “REPORT CARD # 1: BURMA/MYANMAR’S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ICJ PROVISIONAL MEASURES”.
It uses data provided by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).
Launch of ALTSEAN Women's Voices book 9: Women's Voices Across Boundaries
17 March 2020
Last night Manushya Foundation and ALTSEAN held an online launch of the book "Women's Voices Across Boundaries" at the Residence of H.E. the Netherlands Ambassador to Thailand. Writers from Burma and Thailand shared segments of their stories to over 1000 viewers online. The trilingual book, available in English, Thai and Burmese, is a result of 3 workshops held in 2018. The entire project was made possible by the Netherlands Leading from the South (LFS) grant via Women's Fund Asia (WFA). Some initial support was received from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI, 2017).
Download the book via our website at the link below.
Implementation of the ICJ's Provisional Measures on Myanmar will benefit all people in the country and in the region
28 January 2020
It is in the Tatmadaw's interest to pretend that the international cases against it are "Rohingya Issues". However, full implementation of the ICJ's "provisional measures", will benefit all ethnic communities in Burma who suffer from Tatmadaw crimes and human rights violations. It's time to end impunity and introduce accountability to the Burma Army.
INFOGRAPHIC: NLD fails to honor pledge to release political prisoners
22 april 2019
It has become a tradition for the President of Burma to mark the Thingyan (or Water Festival) New Year celebrations with a mass pardon of prisoners, including those detained for political reasons. When the National League for Democracy took power in 2016, it pledged to release all political prisoners by the end of the year and promised not to arrest any more. ALTSEAN's latest infographic highlights how the NLD has failed to honor this pledge, as 362 political prisoners remain behind bars or are waiting to stand trial following the latest mass pardon on 17 April.
FACTSHEET
18 October 2018
Burma's ongoing refusal to pursue accountability: Time for an ICC referral
ALTSEAN-Burma, FIDH, and Progressive Voice issue a fact sheet calling for Burma to be immediately referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to halt ongoing human rights violations in the country.
FACTSHEET
18 October 2018
Ongoing attacks against civilians and a faltering peace process
ALTSEAN-Burma, FIDH, and Progressive Voice issue a fact sheet on the major obstacles impeding the Burmese peace process. The military continue to sabotage peace talks through acts of violence and rights abuses against ethnic minority groups, while also evading accountability for their crimes.
STATEMENT
03 September 2018
ALTSEAN-Burma and FIDH strongly condemn the conviction of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and call for their immediate and unconditional release. The two men, who were reporting on the Inn Din massacre at the time of their arrest, were sentenced to seven years in prison today under the archaic Official Secrets Act. The conviction marks a serious setback for press freedom and rule of law in Burma.
FACTSHEET
23 August 2018
"I assure you there will be no blaming of anybody, no finger-pointing..." said the head of Burma's latest Commission of Enquiry (CoE) into human rights violations in Arakan State, Rosario Manalo, this week. Manalo's words confirmed what most observers already suspected: The CoE is the latest in a long tradition of Burmese sham internal investigations. The latest development underlines the urgent need to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence of serious international crimes, and identify perpetrators for future criminal prosecutions in accordance with international law.
BULLETIN
July 2018
In this month's issue, UN Human Rights chief slams "investigative whitewashing" as new four-person "sham" Commission of Enquiry established. Repression of freedom of the press continues as judge rules Reuters journalists to stand trial. Meanwhile, the NLD will contest all seats in the November by-elections; while tensions continue between ethnic armed organizations and the Tatmadaw despite the conclusion of the Panglong Peace Conference.
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