Burma Human Rights Yearbook 2000: Arbitrary Detention and Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

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"...In the year 2000 there remained an estimated 2,500 political prisoners in Burma?s notorious jails. (Amnesty International and other international NGOs estimated this number to be 1,600) These individuals were being held in various prisons across Burma, suffering as a consequence of their involvement in the Burmese struggle for freedom and democracy. The living and social conditions of these political prisoners are grim and deteriorating daily..."

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Human Rights Documentation Unit, NCGUB

Date of Publication: 

2001-10-00

Date of entry: 

2003-06-03

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English

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