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Canadian Fundings to Burmese Dissid
- Subject: Canadian Fundings to Burmese Dissid
- From: moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 00:01:00
Subject: Canadian Fundings to Burmese Dissident Groups and NGOs [ May 1999]
For popular demand , the data I've promised is released as follows.
Canadian Fundings to Burmese Dissident Groups
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25 May 1999
Not only the United States Government is in the middle of influencing the
Burmese situation by supporting the Burmese democracy movement by means of
imposing sanctions on the dictatorial regime in Burma and funding the
pro-democracy movement groups via Department of State and National Endowment
of Democracy , but the Canadian fundings to the dissident groups and NGOs
such as NCGUB, Alternative ASEAN Network, Southeast Asian Infromation
Network, Canadian Friends of Burma, Burma at the Crossroads, Burma Issues,
etc are obvious signs of the Canadian government support behind the Burmese
democracy movement. Funding details are as follows.
The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
was established by an Act of the Parliament of Canada in
1988, and officially
inaugurated in 1990. A Canadian institution with an
international mandate, the
Centre is an independent and non-partisan organization
which initiates,
encourages and supports the promotion, development and
strengthening of
democratic and human rights institutions and programmes
as defined in the
International Bill of Human Rights. Its mandate therefore
covers civil,
political, social, economic and cultural rights, as
defined by the Universal
Declaration and its two companion covenants.
Projects approved between
April 1, 1996 and March 31, 1997
International Centre for Human
Rights and Democratic
Development
63, rue de Bresoles,
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, H2Y 1V7
Tel: (514) 283-6073
Fax: (514) 283-3792
Email: ichrdd@xxxxxxxxx
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Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma
A network of NGOs based in ASEAN countries who
educate, lobby
and pressure their own governments into reconsidering
their support for
the SLORC, the ruling military regime in Burma. Its
activities include
supporting and strengthening members in their
promotion of human
rights and democracy, and organizing media campaigns
and workshops
to increase the lobbying capacity of its members.
$10,000
1 year
Associates to Develop a Democratic Burma
Burma
A Canadian-based international organization comprised
of expatriate
Burmese. ADDB's activities include encouraging
dialogue, reconciliation
and debate within the movement; providing advisory
services and
training to the democratically elected government in
Burma; providing
reliable information to the democracy movement
through its publication
Burma Alert; and expanding the resources of the
movement.
$20,000
1 year
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
Burma
The NCGUB, made up of elected members of the National
League for
Democracy (NLD), is the provisional Government of
Burma. Financial
assistance was provided for its International
Awareness Campaign and
Democratic Development Programme. The NCGUB seeks to
encourage the Burmese population to express their
non-approval of
SLORC, the military regime's State Law and Order
Restoration
Council, through peaceful means.
$50,000
1 year
Southeast Asian Information Network
Burma
Based in Thailand, SAIN investigates human rights and
environmental
abuse in Burma by the ruling military regime. They
received support to
develop a clear set of guidelines on HIV/AIDS for
activists, journalists
and NGOs working in Burma and to hold a seminar to
introduce the
guidelines and programme to the Burmese
pro-democratic groups.
$5,000
1 year
Canadian Friends of Burma
Canada
Established in 1990 to increase public awareness on
Burma, CFOB
received support for issue-specific projects and
campaigns designed to
influence Canadian foreign policy, mobilize and
inform Canadian society,
and provide channels for humanitarian assistance to
the people of
Burma.
$15,000
1 year
Burma at the Crossroads
In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation,
the Centre
organized an international forum on Burma to discuss
the role of the
international community, possible solutions for a
peaceful settlement and
a return to democracy in Burma. The Ebert Foundation
was established
in 1925 in Germany and its main objectives are to
further a political
culture based on democracy and pluralism and to
contribute to
international understanding and cooperation. The
forum took place in
October 1996 in New York.
$6,100
Burma Issues
Burma
Based in Bangkok Thailand, this NGO encourages
people's movements
to help restore democracy in Burma.
$8,000
Sincerely,
Julien Moe