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Source/publisher: Arakan Gas Research Team, Thailand
Date of entry/update: 2006-05-28
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Description: "On 29 November 2001 Salai Tun Than, PhD (Wisconsin), appeared in front of Rangoon Town Hall, Burma (Myanmar) in his academic gown. There he began handing out a personal petition calling for multi-party elections within one year under an interim civilian government. His petition urged the military government to kill him if unwilling to meet his demands as "it is better to die than live under the military regime". Within minutes he was taken away by members of the security forces. He has since been held in Insein Prison. This site provides links to information and suggestions for action regarding his case."
Source/publisher: Asian Human Rights Commission
Date of entry/update: 2010-07-04
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Category: Campaigns
Language: English
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Description: This is your chance to help bring long-lasting change to Burma! Burma is one of the poorest countries in the world. It is ruled by one of the world?s most brutal regimes, guilty of every possible human rights violation. It has one of the worst records of religious persecution in the world. Let us paint you a picture of the desperate situation ... * Over 2,000 political prisoners are in jail subjected to terrible torture. * Over 70,000 child soldiers have been forcibly conscripted into the army. * Over 3,200 villages in Burma in Eastern Burma have been destroyed since 1996. * Over 2.5 million people are suffering as a result of the cyclone and the regime?s obstruction of aid. * Over 1 million people are displaced in the jungle. You have the chance to help us paint a different future for Burma. Change for Burma! is an exciting new joint campaign by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and Partners Relief and Development UK. Our aim is to bring long-lasting change to Burma and to see the international community take action on behalf of those suffering in Burma. We want to see freedom and justice restored to the people of Burma. Joining us and taking action today will help us raise awareness of the issues and lobby the UK government, United Nations and international community to take concrete action to bring change to Burma. You can be part of the change today ? here?s how to get involved ...
Source/publisher: Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Partners Relief and Development
Date of entry/update: 2009-02-17
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Language: English
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Description: Please print and send this letter to William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs....."Following communal violence in June, largely directed against the ethnic Rohingya, there is a growing humanitarian and human rights crisis which is not receiving sufficient international attention, and it is highly likely that many lives are being lost as a result. Burmese police, security forces and soldiers are raping, looting, torturing and arbitrarily killing Rohingya people. There have been mass arrests with Rohingya people kept in detention camps without trial, without food or medical services. Around 100,000 internally displaced people are in various locations, the vast majority without receiving any assistance because they are ethnic Rohingya. Aid is mostly being blocked by the government, or where allowed, Rohingya people have been excluded. The President of Burma has proposed a policy that amounts to ethnic cleansing, asking the United Nations to arrange for Rohingya people to be placed in camps, removed from Burma and sent to third countries. This is an incredibly serious situation and it continues to deteriorate at a very fast rate. Action needs to be taken now to ensure aid can be delivered, arrests and human rights abuses stop, and people are allowed to return safely to their homes."
Source/publisher: Burma Campaign UK
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-02
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Category: Campaigns
Language: English
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Description: Under "Other/Past Programs this page has some documents on the Yadana pipeline and other Burma issues.
Source/publisher: EarthRights International
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Description: JOIN THE CAMPAIGN: There are over 2,100 political prisoners languishing in prisons all over Burma. Free Burma?s Political Prisoners Now aims to collect 888,888 signatures before 24 May 2009, the legal date that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released from house arrest. This is a united global campaign working with over a hundred groups from around the globe. The petition calls on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make it his personal priority to secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma, as the essential first step towards democracy in the country... HERE?S WHAT YOU CAN DO! 1. Sign the Petition... 2. Get your friends, families, and colleagues to sign. (Join our pages on Facebook and Youtube as well)... 3. Download the campaign kit (to the left) and get those in your community involved. Tell them about the situation in Burma and the courageous actions of Burma?s political prisoners... 4. Tell the FBPPN Campaign Committee what you are doing so that we can share with others about the global movement for Burma?s political prisoners. Email [email protected]... WHY THIS CAMPAIGN IS SO IMPORTANT: Daw Aung Suu Kyi says, ?We are all prisoners in our own country.” Political prisoners are not criminals. They have courageously spoken out on behalf of those who have been silenced. The release of all political prisoners is the essential first step towards freedom and democracy in Burma. There can be no democratic transition without them. They must be allowed to freely participate in any future democratic political process.
Source/publisher: Free Burma
2009-03-13
Date of entry/update: 2009-03-13
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Description: "Welcome to the Official Web Site of the Nobel Peace Laureate Campaign for Aung San Suu Kyi and the People of Burma! Archbishop Desmond Tutu invites you to join him and Nobel Peace Laureates from throughout the world in an international campaign to salute and support Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma and their nonviolent struggle for human rights and democracy. Join us in demonstrating international support for Aung San Suu Kyi - who remains in detention for her non-violent struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma. Participate in a live interactive event that will link Nobel Peace Laureates with supporters throughout the world.
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Description: "The SHWE Gas Movement is concerned with a natural gas pipeline project presently unfolding in Western Burma... In cooperation with Burma's military junta, a consortium of Indian and Korean corporations are currently exploring gas fields off the coast of Arakan State in Western Burma. Discovered in December 2003, these fields--labeled A-1, or "Shwe" (the Burmese word for gold)--are expected to hold one of the largest gas yields in Southeast Asia. These Shwe fields could well become the Burmese military government's largest single source of foreign income... However, for the people of Burma this project will likely bring more suffering than benefits. It is the opinion of the SHWE Gas Movement that the following issues are very likely outcomes if the pipeline project goes ahead unchecked:... Exploitation of the Voiceless: In order to transport the gas to India, a pipeline corridor is already being cleared in the minority Burmese states of Arakan and Chin. Moreover, the area is becoming increasingly militarised and forced labour is occurring in the context of infrastructure development... Large-scale Human Rights Abuses and Militarisation: As experience with two previous international Burmese gas pipeline projects -- the Yadana and the Yetagun -- suggest, forced relocation of villagers, forced labour, torture, rape and extrajudicial killings will result from the Shwe project... Environmental and Cultural Destruction: Because proper social and environmental impact assessments have not been carried out, the extent of the project's impact on the local population and environment can hardly be determined, but the Burmese military has a long history of environmental and cultural degradation... The Entrenchment of the Burmese Military Regime: Just as the Yadana and Yetagun projects provided a context for the Burmese military regime to extend its reach into minority and opposition areas, so too is the Shwe project providing an excuse to further militarize and exploit the frontier areas of Arakan and Chin state. Meanwhile, when the money from this project begins flowing into the junta's coffers, this will only increase the military's grip over the rest of Burma. Burma's current state of affairs is well known. The regime's poor human rights record has led most governments and many international organisations and institutions to condemn Burma's state terror and pass sanctions and investment bans against the country. This approach, also supported by the majority of Burma's opposition movement and Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is meant to apply economic and political pressure on the regime and kick-start a process of democratisation. At the same time, several countries, such as the regional neighbours Thailand, India, China and Malaysia, promote constructive engagement with the regime as opposed to international isolation. According to their arguments, constructive engagement will promote economic development, integrate the country into the international community, and eventually instigate a full transfer to democracy. To date, however, progress in democratisation and human rights is yet to show, which seriously questions the viability of constructive engagement. Indeed, most foreign investment and development projects have caused more suffering than good because of the direct involvement of Burma's military. Thus, as argued by the Nobel Laureate and winner of the 1990 elections in Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, "until we have a system that guarantees rules of law and basic democratic institutions, no amount of aid or investment will benefit our people." We, the SHWE Gas Movement, ask the governments and corporations involved to halt the project until there is assurance that the people of the whole of Burma and Western Burma in particular can participate in the decision-making process and benefit from this project and not suffer the same fate as the people affected by the Yadana and the Yetagun pipelines. We ask you for your support in achieving this goal."
Source/publisher: The Shwe Gas Movement
Date of entry/update: 2005-03-04
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Description: "The Myanmar authorities should immediately and unconditionally release four activists who have been convicted and sentenced to one month in prison simply for the peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Civil Rights Defenders said today. On January 17, 2020, the Myawaddy Township court in Kayin/Karen State, south eastern Myanmar, sentenced four activists – Naw Ohn Hla, Maung U, U Nge (aka) Hsan Hlaing, and Sandar Myint – to one month in prison after finding them guilty of protesting without authorization under Article 19 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law. The law officially only requires notification of a protest but in practice, authorities treat the notification requirement as a request for permission. It has frequently been used to target peaceful activists, in particular those campaigning for justice for communities affected by human rights violations and abuses. Police charged the four activists after they participated in a peaceful demonstration organized by residents of the Shwe Mya Sandi housing project in Kayin/Karen State on April 19, 2019. Residents had been protesting against demolition of their homes in February 2019, after the government declared that the land used for the project had been acquired unlawfully and began demolishing their homes. Protest organizers Maung U, U Nge (aka) Hsan Hlaing, and Sandar Myint had notified authorities of their intention to march along the Myawaddy road. Naw Ohn Hla was not involved in organizing the protest, however she joined in a show of solidarity..."
Source/publisher: "Human Rights Watch" (USA)
2020-02-28
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-03
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Description: "Authorities in Myanmar have charged nine students with violating the country’s Peaceful Assembly Law after they staged a protest Sunday against the government’s suspension of internet services in restive Rakhine and Chin states, according to a report by RFA. The nine students organized and were part of a gathering of about 100 who demanded that the government reinstate mobile internet access in nine townships in Chin and Rakhine. Internet access was blocked in June of last year. In five of the nine townships, access was later reinstated, but then blocked again earlier this month, the report says. Under section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly Law, the students could face a sentence of up to three months, because they did not receive prior permission to hold the protest..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-02-26
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-26
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Description: "Authorities in Myanmar Monday charged nine students with violating the country’s Peaceful Assembly Law after they staged a protest Sunday against the government’s suspension of internet services in restive Rakhine and Chin states, home to fighting between ethnic insurgents and Myanmar’s military. The nine students organized and were part of a gathering of about 100 who demanded that the government reinstate mobile internet access in nine townships in Chin and Rakhine. Internet access was blocked in June of last year. In five of the nine townships, access was later reinstated, but then blocked again earlier this month. Under section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly Law, the students could face a sentence of up to three months, because they did not receive prior permission to hold the protest. Sources told RFA’s Myanmar Service that police officers in plain clothes ventured onto the campus of Yangon University to make arrests. Six of the nine students who were charged were in custody, Reuters news agency quoted a participant in the protest as saying. One of the accused students, Myat Hein Tun, who is the secretary of the Rakhine Students Union at the University, told RFA that he disagreed with the manner in which the arrests were made..."
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Source/publisher: "RFA" (USA)
2020-02-24
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-25
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Description: "Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in the country’s commercial capital on Sunday in a show of support for the military, amid tensions between the civilian government and the army ahead of elections expected later this year. Around a thousand protesters marched from Yangon’s famed Shwedagon pagoda to City Hall downtown to accuse the administration of Aung San Suu Kyi of allegedly failing to protect the country’s Buddhist majority and for proposing constitutional amendments that would reduce the power of the military. The proposed reforms have led to tensions between Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and military lawmakers, who hold a veto over amendments. Speaking at the rally, nationalist activist Win Ko Ko Latt criticized those planning to push through the reforms, comparing them to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China. “We can see how deadly the Wuhan virus is,” he said, referring to the Chinese city where the outbreak was believed to have originated. “I declare from here that those people who are trying to change (the constitution) are more frightening than the Wuhan virus.” Government spokesman Zaw Htay and NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt did not respond to calls from Reuters seeking comment..."
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Source/publisher: "Reuters" (UK)
2020-02-09
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-11
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Description: "Six Karenni youth activists were sentenced by a Loikaw Township court to six months in prison with hard labor on Thursday for their role in protesting a statue of the late Gen Aung San. A lawyer for the defendants said that the decision was made after 18 court sessions. “A court of law made a final decision that they would be sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, but the days they already spent in detention must be deducted from their prison term. Therefore their prison term will end on December 21, 2019,” lawyer Saw Khu Talay told NMG. Those sentenced include Khun Thomas, Khu Kyu Phae Kay—also known as Guugu, Pyar Lay, Dee De, Khu Reh Du and Myo Hlaing Win. They were arrested on June 21 after the closing ceremony of a commemoration for Karenni National Day. The charges against the youth date back to March 25, when they released a statement accusing Karenni State chief minister L Phoung Sho, finance minister Maw Maw, and other officials involved in the erecting of the statue of Gen Aung San of betraying Karenni history and sowing disunity among ethnic peoples. The activists were charged with violating Article 10 of Burma’s Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens because their actions allegedly had a negative effect on the reputation of the state officials..."
Source/publisher: "Network Media Group" (Thailand)
2019-11-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-09
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Description: "Two hydropower dam projects proposed on the Laymyo River in Chin and Rakhine states would negatively affect more than 20,000 people, according to Chin Rivers Watch (CRW). The dams on the Laymyo—one near Ko Phe She village in Chin State’s Paletwa Township and one near Sai Din village in Rakhine State’s Mrauk-U Township—have been under consideration since 2007. They were initially backed by neighboring Bangladesh, and set to be built by the Chinese company Datang. The projects were put on pause in 2014. In 2016, after the current National League for Democracy government came to power, the French government allocated US$1 million for a feasibility study on the Laymyo dams, which was carried out by the Belgian-French company Tractebel-Engie. In a press conference in Yangon on November 4, CRW representatives said that the feasibility study had again been resumed. CRW secretary Mang Za Hkop said that the pursuit of such mega development projects was inappropriately given the current political circumstances in Burma. “We don’t want the government to start projects like this until protection laws have been drawn up for ethnic rights and citizens’ rights,” Mang Za Hkop, the CRW secretary, said..."
Source/publisher: "Network Media Group" (Thailand)
2019-11-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-08
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Description: "Religious leaders from the Buddhist, Catholic and Muslim communities in Myanmar have joined the chorus of opposition to the Myitsone Dam, a Chinese-backed hydropower project on the Irrawaddy River, as Aung San Su Kyi’s government faces a decision on the U.S. $3.6 billion project. Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to travel to Beijing at the end of this month to attend China’s Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. She and her ministers have been tightlipped on the fate of the dam in Kachin State, which was suspended in 2011, but they face strong Chinese pressure to resume construction. The Venerable U Seindita, a Buddhist monk from Asia Light Monastery and promoter of interfaith harmony in Myanmar, said the Myitsone dam project should be cancelled permanently. “With regard to Myitsone dam, former president U Thein Sein promised to suspend the construction during his five years tenure and he actually made it happen,” he said. “Now, the National League for Democracy (NLD) government should be trying to cancel the project permanently. They should not postpone the decision to cancel this project and pass this project on to the next government,” the monk added..."
Source/publisher: "Radio Free Asia (RFA)" (USA)
2019-04-19
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-28
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Description: "The Myitsone Dam, the largest of seven hydropower projects planned on the Upper Irrawaddy, has been shrouded in controversy since it was first mooted in 2009 when Myanmar was under military junta rule. Estimated at an initial cost of US$3.6 billion, the project was announced as a joint venture between the China Power Investment Corporation (CPIC; now State Power Investment Corporation) and Myanmar conglomerate Asia World Company. However, in a move that surprised observers, shortly after coming to power in 2011 then President U Thein Sein announced the project would be suspended for the remainder of his term. At the time Lu Qizhou, president of CPIC, told Chinese media that he was “totally astonished” by the decision. The issue has now been pushed onto the agenda of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), which took power in 2016, but a decision has still not been made about the future of Myitsone..."
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Source/publisher: "South China Morning Post" (Hong Kong)
2019-10-21
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-27
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Description: In January 2016, Burma?s state media reported that Naypyidaw was proceeding with four new hydropower dams on the Namtu (Myitnge or Dokhtawaddy) River, three of which are in conflict areas of Shan State. These new dams, together with the existing Yeywa dam, will form a cascade blocking half the entire length of the river. The most advanced of the new dams is the Upper Yeywa Dam in Nawngkhio township, started by Burma?s military regime in 2008, and slated for completion in 2018. The planned reservoir will stretch for over 60 kilometers, entirely submerging a large Shan village of nearly 500 residents, called Ta Long, and possibly submerging part of Hsipaw town. Ta Long (meaning ?large harbor”) is a prosperous community, renowned in northern Shan State for its organic oranges and pomelos, grown along the riverbank. Ancient stupas in the village are hundreds of years old. Ta Long villagers were neither informed nor consulted before the dam began. An Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was carried out for the dam only in 2014, six years after the dam had begun. During the ESIA, the villagers stated clearly that they were not willing to move. Despite this, dam-building has continued, with funding from China, and with the involvement of Chinese, Japanese, German and Swiss companies. A diversion tunnel has been completed, and construction of the main dam wall was beginning in early 2016. The other planned dams on the Namtu in Shan State -- the Middle Yeywa Dam being developed by Norway?s state-owned SN Power in Nawng Khio township, and the Namtu Dam in Hsipaw township -- are also proceeding without transparency, and without the informed consent of impacted villagers. This cascade of dams will have serious impacts on the ecology of the river. Disruption of fish spawning and migration patterns are likely to negatively impact the rich fish stocks upon which thousands of Hsipaw villagers rely. Toxins from mining upstream are also likely to build up in the reservoirs, endangering aquatic life and the health of those relying on the river. Methane emitted from rotting vegetation in the reservoirs will also contribute to global warming. Another serious concern for villagers living below the planned Namtu Dam in Hsipaw will be the unpredictable fluctuations in water level due to the operation of the dam, and risk of sudden surges causing accidents along the river bank. If there is heavy rainfall, large amounts of water may have to be released, causing flooding downstream. Even more worrying is the possibility of dam breakage, due to pressure from abnormally heavy rainfall, landslides or earthquakes. The Middle Yeywa dam is being planned over the Kyaukkyan fault line, the centre of the biggest earthquake in Burma?s history in 1912, measuring about 8 on the Richter scale. This is of great concern, as the weight of dam reservoirs near fault lines is known to trigger earthquakes. Dam breakage would release a deadly tsunami, destroying any lower dams and also threatening countless communities in the lower plains. Finally, it is highly unwise for Naypyidaw to be pushing through these risky, untransparent dam projects in active conflict zones. Since early 2016, fighting has intensified in Shan townships where these dams are planned. With Naypyidaw?s monopoly over natural resources being a key driver of the ethnic conflict, forging ahead with damaging hydropower projects over the heads of local ethnic communities will only fuel resentment and exacerbate the conflict. We therefore urge the new NLD-led government to immediately halt all plans to build new dams on the Namtu River, including the Upper Yeywa dam. Only when there is a negotiated federal settlement to the ethnic conflict, bringing genuine nationwide peace and decentralized natural resource management, should options for future hydropower development along the Namtu river be considered. Any future plans for hydropower development on the Namtu River must involve a transparent strategic impact assessment along the entire river, and there must be Free Prior and Informed Consent of affected indigenous communities.
Source/publisher: Shan Human Rights Foundation, Shan State Farmers? Network, Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization
2016-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-03
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Language: English
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Description: ၂၀၁၆ ခုနှစ်ဇန်နဝါရီလတွင် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ သတင်းဌာနမှသတင်းထဲတွင် နေပြည်တော်သည် ရေကာတာ ရေအားလျှပ်စစ်စီမံကိန်း ၄ ခု ကို နမ္မတူ( မြစ်ငယ် (သို့) ဒုဋ္ဌဝတီ )မြစ်ပေါ်တွင် တည်ဆောက်ရန်စီစဉ်လျှက်ရှိကြောင်း၊ ၎င်းအနက် ရေကာတာ (၃)ခုသည် ယခု ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် ပဋိပက္ခ ဖြစ်ရာနေရာအတွင်းတွင်ဖြစ်နေသည်။ ၎င်းရေကာတာသစ်များ နှင့် ရဲရွာရေကာတာတို့သည် မြစ်ကြောင်းတခုလုံး၏ထက်ဝက်ကိုပိတ်ဆို့လိုက်ရမည်ဖြစ်သည်။ ဆောက်လုပ်ဆဲအထက်ရဲရွာရေကာတာသည်နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ်တွင်ရှိပြီးဗမာစစ်အစိုး ရက၂၀၀၈ခုနှစ်မှစ၍တည်ဆောက်ခဲ့သည်၊၂၀၁၈ခုနှစ်တွင်ပြီးရန်ခန့်မှန်းထားသည်။ တည်ဆောက်မည့်ရေလှောင်ကန်သည် အကျယ်အဝန်း (၆၀) ကီလိုမီတာ ရှိသည်။လူဦးရေ (၅၀၀)ခန့်နေထိုင်သည့် ရှမ်းရွာကြီး ဖြစ်သော တာလုံရွာသည် ရေအောက်လုံးဝမြုပ်သွားပြီးသီပေါမြို့ ၏တစ်စိတ်တပိုင်းတို့မှာ လည်း ရေအောက်မြှပ်သွားနိုင်သည်။ တာလုံ ၏အဓိပ္ပါယ်မှာ (ဆိပ်ကမ်းကြီး)ဟုဆိုသည်၊စည်ကားသာယာသည်။ ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်- မြောက်ပိုင်းတွက် အော်ဂင်းနစ် သဘာဝလိမ္မော်သီး၊ ကျွဲကောသီးတို့မှာ နမ္မတူမြစ်ကမ်း တစ်လျှေက်တွင် စိုက်ပျိုးကြ၍ လူသိများသည်။ နှစ်ပေါင်းတစ်ရာကျော် ရှေးပဝေသဏီ ကတည်းက တည်ထားကိုးကွယ်သော စေတီပုထိုးများလည်းရှိသည်။ ရေကာတာ မတည် ဆောက်မှီကတည်းက တာလုံရွာသားတို့အား အကြောင်းကြားခြင်း မရှိသည့်ပြင် ညှိနှိုင်း တိုင်ပင်မှုများမရှိခဲ့ပေ။ သဘာဝနှင့် လူမှုဝန်းကျင်ထိခိုက်မှု အကဲခတ်အဖွဲ့ (ESIA) Environment and Social Impact Assessment တို့က၂၀၁၄ ခုနှစ်မှသာ စလုပ်ဆောင်လာသဖြင့် ရေကာတာစဆောက်ပြီး(၆) နှစ်မှ ရောက်လာခဲ့ခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။(ESIA)လုပ်နေစဉ်တွင်လည်း တာလုံရွာမှ ဒေသခံပြည်သူလူထုတို့မှာ ပြောင်းရွှေ့မှုကို မလိုလားကြကြောင်း ရှင်းရှင်းဖေါ်ပြကြသည်။ သို့သော်လည်း ဒီရေကာတာတည်ဆောက်မှုကို တရုတ်အရင်းအနှီး နှင့်ဆက်လက် လုပ်ဆောင်နေပြီး တရုတ်၊ဂျပန်၊ဂျာမန် နှင့် ဆွစ်ကုမ္မဏီ တို့လည်းပါဝင်ပတ်သက်နေသည် ရေလွှဲပေါက်ဥမင်လိုဏ်ခေါင်း မှ ပြီးစီးနေပြီဖြစ်ပြီး ရေကာတာ၏ အဓိကနံရံကို၂၀၁၆ ခုနှစ် အစောပိုင်းတွင်တည် ဆောက်သွားမည်ဖြစ်သည်။ ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် နမ္မတူ မြစ်ပေါ်တွင်တည်ဆောက်မည့် အခြားသော ရေကာတာ စီမံကိန်းများမှာ နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ် တည်ဆောက်နေသော အလယ်ရဲရွာ ရေကာတာစီမံကိန်းသည် နော်ဝေနိုင်ငံပိုင် အက်စ် အင်န်ပါဝါ ( SN Power) တာဝန်ယူတည်ဆောက်သည်။ သီပေါမြို့နယ်ရှိ နမ္မတူမြစ် ပေါ်တည်ဆောက်နေသည့် ရေကာတာလည်း ပွင့်လင်းမြင်သာမှုမရှိသလို ထိခိုက်နစ်နာမည့်လူထူကို ဆွေးနွေးအကြောင်းကြားခြင်းမရှိပေ။ ၎င်းရေကာတာ များ၏ အဆင့်များကြောင့် မြစ်ချောင်းပေါ်ရှိ သဘာဝဂေဟ စံနစ်ကို ပြင်းထန်စွာ ထိခိုက်နိုင်သည်။ငါးများသွားလာကျက်စားရာကို အနှောက်အယှက်ဖြစ်စေသဖြင့် သီပေါမြို့မှ ထောင်ပေါင်းသော ရပ်သူ၊ရွာသားအများ မှီခိုစားသောက်ရသော ငါးများ ထိခိုက်နစ်နာနိုင်သည်။ အထက်တွင်ရှိ သတ္တုတူးဖေါ်သည့် လုပ်ငန်းများကြောင့် ရေလှောင်ကန်များ အဆိပ်သင့်ရကာ ငါးတွေနှင့် အမှီပြုသည်သူများ၏ကျန်းမာလည်း ထိခိုက်နိုင်သည်။ သဘာဝပေါက်ပင်များ ရေဠေယင်ကန်တွင် ပုပ်သိုးပြီးမီသိန်းဓါတ်များထုတ်လွှတ်သဖြင့်ကမ္ဘာကြီးကိုပိုမိုပူနွေးလာမှု ကို ပိုဖြစ်စေသည်။ အခြားသောစိုးရိမ်ပူပန်မှုမှာ သီပေါမြို့နယ် နမ္မတူရေကာတာ စီမံကိန်းအောက်ပိုင်းတွင် နေသောသူများသည်ရေကာတာလုပ်ငန်း၏ ရေအတက်အကျကိုမခန့်မှန်းနိုင်ရကာမြစ်ကမ်း တစ်လျှောက်တွင် ရုတ်တရက်တစ်ရှိန်ထိုးရေကြီးလာနိုင်သော အန္တရာယ်များ ကြုံနိုင်သည်။အကယ်၍ မိုးသည်းထန်စွာရွာသွန်းပါက ကြီးမားသောရေထုထည်ကိုရေဂါတာ က လွှတ်ချမည်ဖြစ်သဖြင့် မြစ်အောက်ပိုင်းတွ?
Source/publisher: Shan Human Rights Foundation, Shan State Farmers? Network, Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization
2016-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-03
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Description: In January 2016, Burma?s state media reported that Naypyidaw was proceeding with four new hydropower dams on the Namtu (Myitnge or Dokhtawaddy) River, three of which are in conflict areas of Shan State. These new dams, together with the existing Yeywa dam, will form a cascade blocking half the entire length of the river. The most advanced of the new dams is the Upper Yeywa Dam in Nawngkhio township, started by Burma?s military regime in 2008, and slated for completion in 2018. The planned reservoir will stretch for over 60 kilometers, entirely submerging a large Shan village of nearly 500 residents, called Ta Long, and possibly submerging part of Hsipaw town. Ta Long (meaning ?large harbor”) is a prosperous community, renowned in northern Shan State for its organic oranges and pomelos, grown along the riverbank. Ancient stupas in the village are hundreds of years old. Ta Long villagers were neither informed nor consulted before the dam began. An Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was carried out for the dam only in 2014, six years after the dam had begun. During the ESIA, the villagers stated clearly that they were not willing to move. Despite this, dam-building has continued, with funding from China, and with the involvement of Chinese, Japanese, German and Swiss companies. A diversion tunnel has been completed, and construction of the main dam wall was beginning in early 2016. The other planned dams on the Namtu in Shan State -- the Middle Yeywa Dam being developed by Norway?s state-owned SN Power in Nawng Khio township, and the Namtu Dam in Hsipaw township -- are also proceeding without transparency, and without the informed consent of impacted villagers. This cascade of dams will have serious impacts on the ecology of the river. Disruption of fish spawning and migration patterns are likely to negatively impact the rich fish stocks upon which thousands of Hsipaw villagers rely. Toxins from mining upstream are also likely to build up in the reservoirs, endangering aquatic life and the health of those relying on the river. Methane emitted from rotting vegetation in the reservoirs will also contribute to global warming. Another serious concern for villagers living below the planned Namtu Dam in Hsipaw will be the unpredictable fluctuations in water level due to the operation of the dam, and risk of sudden surges causing accidents along the river bank. If there is heavy rainfall, large amounts of water may have to be released, causing flooding downstream. Even more worrying is the possibility of dam breakage, due to pressure from abnormally heavy rainfall, landslides or earthquakes. The Middle Yeywa dam is being planned over the Kyaukkyan fault line, the centre of the biggest earthquake in Burma?s history in 1912, measuring about 8 on the Richter scale. This is of great concern, as the weight of dam reservoirs near fault lines is known to trigger earthquakes. Dam breakage would release a deadly tsunami, destroying any lower dams and also threatening countless communities in the lower plains. Finally, it is highly unwise for Naypyidaw to be pushing through these risky, untransparent dam projects in active conflict zones. Since early 2016, fighting has intensified in Shan townships where these dams are planned. With Naypyidaw?s monopoly over natural resources being a key driver of the ethnic conflict, forging ahead with damaging hydropower projects over the heads of local ethnic communities will only fuel resentment and exacerbate the conflict. We therefore urge the new NLD-led government to immediately halt all plans to build new dams on the Namtu River, including the Upper Yeywa dam. Only when there is a negotiated federal settlement to the ethnic conflict, bringing genuine nationwide peace and decentralized natural resource management, should options for future hydropower development along the Namtu river be considered. Any future plans for hydropower development on the Namtu River must involve a transparent strategic impact assessment along the entire river, and there must be Free Prior and Informed Consent of affected indigenous communities.
Source/publisher: Shan Human Rights Foundation, Shan State Farmers? Network, Shan Sapawa Environmental Organization
2016-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-03
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Language: Shan
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Description: The Asian Human Rights Commission has closely followed the case of Phyo Wai Aung, who is the sole person detained and accused in connection with blasts on 15 April 2010 in Rangoon that killed 10 people and injured 168. Phyo Wai Aung has steadfastly maintained his innocence and has complained that he was brutally tortured for nine days to extract a confession. The AHRC has already issued appeals on his case and its sister organization, the Asian Legal Resource Centre, has submitted a special dossier on the case to United Nations human rights experts (ALRC-PL-009-2010).
Source/publisher: Asian Human Rights Commission
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-27
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese
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Description: "...Burmese jadeite is a global business predicated on human suffering and the absence of the rule of law, and is controlled with an iron grip by Burma?s military regime. The regime led by Senior General Than Shwe grew in notoriety in September 2007 when it violently suppressed peaceful protests led by Buddhist clergy in Burma. The regime?s status as an international pariah was further cemented when it obstructed humanitarian aid to 2.4 million people affected by Nargis, a class four cyclone that hit the Irrawaddy delta region on May 3, 2008, killing 150,000. Burma?s regime has effectively consolidated military control over the entire gems industry, including jadeite, by eliminating small and independent companies from mining and forcing all sales to go through national auctions held by official government ministries in Rangoon. Gems are now Burma?s third largest export and provide the regime with an important source of foreign currency1. Much of this cash comes from China, which has recently seen a dramatic rise in demand for Burmese jadeite due to its overall economic growth. On March 27, 2007, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) announced that the design for the medals of the Beijing Games included jade from China?s Qinghai province2. BOCOG has publicly stated that their officially licensed products are being made with Qinghai jade (or nephrite), not jadeite from Burma. However, many if not most of the jade products on the general market are from the abuse-ridden jadeite industry in Burma and profit Burma?s brutal military regime. The showcasing of jade on the world stage will further escalate the growth in demand3. Jadeite production comes at significant costs to the human rights and environmental security of the people living in Kachin state. Land confiscation and forced relocation are commonplace and improper mining practices lead to frequent landslides, floods, and other environmental damage. Conditions in the mines are deplorable, with frequent accidents and base wages less than US$1 per day. An environment of impunity and violence has been created by the military regime and its corporate partners, who inflict beatings on and even kill locals who are caught collecting stones cast off as trash by the mining companies. Mining company bosses and local authorities are complicit in a thriving local trade in drugs, which – when coupled with a substantial sex industry – has led to a generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic that has spilled over the border into China. While Burmese jadeite is only one part of China?s vast economic relationship to Burma?s military rulers, it is an industry on which individuals can have a direct and substantial impact, if they make conscientious decisions not to buy what can justifiably be called ?blood? jade... The authors of this report call on individuals – global consumers, visitors to China, Olympic spectators, and Olympic athletes – to boycott the sale of Burma?s blood jade. The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the government of the People?s Republic of China should take immediate action to curb the global trade in blood jade, beginning by ending their promotion of jade products from Burma..."
Source/publisher: 8808 For Burma & All Kachin Students and Youth Union
2008-08-04
Date of entry/update: 2010-07-04
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Language: English
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Description: " Burma is ruled by a military dictatorship renowned for both oppressing and impoverishing its people, while enriching itself and the foreign businesses that work with it. TOTAL Oil, the fourth largest oil company in the world, is in business with Burma?s dictatorship. It has been in Burma since 1992 against the wishes of Burma?s elected leaders, many of whom are being detained by the Junta. Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma?s pro-democracy leader, has said that ?Total has become the main supporter of the Burmese military regime.” . She told the French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur that "TOTAL knew what it was doing when it invested massively in Burma while others withdrew from the market for ethical reasons”. She added, ?the company must accept the consequences. The country will not always be governed by dictators.” The National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 82 percent of the seats in Burma?s 1990 election. It has called on foreign companies not to invest in Burma because of the role investment plays in perpetuating dictatorship in that country. All the major ethnic leaderships from Burma have whole-heartedly supported this position too. Therefore, the mandate from which companies are asked not to invest in Burma comes from within the country. This report gathers together much of the available evidence relating to TOTAL?s role in fuelling the oppressive dictatorship in Burma. Broadly, it covers human rights abuses associated with TOTAL?s gas pipeline, TOTAL?s financing of Burma?s dictatorship and TOTAL?s influence on French foreign policy and therefore on European Burma policy as a whole. TOTAL?s presence in Burma has consequences far beyond its 63-kilometre pipeline across Burmese territory. Its destructive influence goes to the heart of international policy towards one of the world?s most brutal regimes. For that reason it is essential for all those who want change in Burma to deal with the problem of TOTAL Oil. As long as TOTAL remains in Burma, the dictatorship will be satisfied that the chances of real pressure against it are unlikely. This report has been produced to coincide with the launch of a new international campaign calling for TOTAL?s withdrawal from Burma. The campaign comprises 43 organisations across 18 countries..."
Source/publisher: The Burma Campaign, UK
2005-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-07-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Profiles of '88 Generation Students: The '88 Generation Students group is comprised of Burma's most prominent human rights activists after Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi. After Burma's military regime drastically raised the price of fuel in August 2007, the '88 Generation Students organized a non-violent protest walk in which they were joined by hundreds of everyday Burmese people. The '88 students were immediately arrested and have been held ever since. Anger at the arrests and the Burmese regime's treatment of Buddhist monks spiraled into last September's "Saffron Revolution" that saw hundreds of thousands of Buddhist monks marching peacefully for change. In late August 2008, in a blunt rejection of the United Nations Security Council and just days after two UN envoys traveled to Burma seeking democratic change and improvements in human rights, the country's military regime hauled dozens of the '88 Generation Students from prison cells into court in order to begin "sham" trials that will likely result in over 150 years of incarceration. List of '88 Generation Students..." "The Burma Fund published this report on 22 November, 2008 — the 88th Anniversary of the first historic boycott against British colonial rule by Rangoon University students (The day is now designated as the National Day of Burma). This report honors all members of the 88 Generation Students Group who had already served long prison terms but are once again being detained by the Burmese military regime since August 2007. It salutes these modern heroines and heroes for their selfless struggle for democracy and human rights and for their courage in upholding the legacy of those who had staged the historic University Boycott of 1920 as well as the ?Spirit of the Fighting Peacock” to bring an end to the unjust military rule in Burma."
Source/publisher: Burma Fund/88 Generation Students
2008-11-22
Date of entry/update: 2008-11-27
Grouping: Individual Documents
Category: Campaigns
Language: English
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Description: Camapign against AUA-Lauda Air. Mit Ausnahme der AUA - Lauda Air fliegt derzeit keine einzige europ�ische Fluggesellschaft von Europa nach Burma. Diese bedient seit 5. Nov. 2002 die Strecke Wien - Rangoon/Yangon und bereits etwas l�nger Italien (Milano) - Yangon. Deshalb wird ab nun die Boykottkampagne gegen die burmesische Milit�rdiktatur auf die AUA - Lauda Air ausgedehnt, da die Erl�se aus dem Tourismus direkt dem Erhalt der Milit�rdiktatur dienen. Ziel der Kampagne ist die Beendigung aller Fl�ge der AUA - Lauda Air nach Burma.
Creator/author: Burma Campaign Austria
Source/publisher: Asienhaus
2003-01-23
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Deutsch, German
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