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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 18
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2002-11-00
Description: GENERAL HEALTH: The Endocrine System (Health Messenger); Diseases of the Thyroid Gland (Health Messenger); Congenital Malaria (Rose McGready, SMRU)... CASE STUDY: Chronic Diseases: A Case of Hyperthyroidism (Dr. Cecile Barbou Des Courieres, AMI)... FROM THE FIELD: Nutrition Survey in Mae La Camp & Camp # 2 (Andrea Menefee, BBC); Filariasis Screening in Mae Khong Kha Camp (Kyi Htwe & Marie-Theres Benner, Malteser Germany (MHD)); Measles Epidemic in Mae La Camp (MSF Team, Mae La 1)... HEALTH EDUCATION: Balanced Nutrition for Proper Growth of Children (Health Messenger).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 19 -- Special Issue on Reproductive Health
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2003-03-00
Description: SOCIAL: Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) (Health Messenger Team in collaboration with Ruth Margerison, Consultant with UNHCR)... FROM THE FIELD: Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Violence. (Domestic Violence, Peggy Bacon, Ph.D. and Jack McCarthy, Ph.D. Burma Border Projects); A story of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (Baik Lay, Karen Women Organization-Health Messenger)... TREATMENT: Medical Treatment of Rape (Health Messenger Team, Based on the BBG 2003 by Dr. Ann Burton, IRC); Medical Treatment of Unsafe Abortion (Julie Price, Cynthia Maung, Naw Sophia, Tara Sullivan, and Naw Dah, Mae Tao Clinic)... CASE STUDY: Unsafe Abortion and its Prevention: Who cares? (Suzanne Belton, PhD Candidate, B Soc Sc [Hons])... MATERNITY & CHILD HEALTH: Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS (MTCT) (Health Messenger); Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby (Andrea Menefee, Nutritionist, Burmese Border Consortium)... HEALTH EDUCATION: Let?s Raise our Children for a Better Future (Health Messenger).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
Format : pdf
Size: 1.48 MB
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 21
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2003-09-00
Description: HEALTH EDUCATION: The Nervous System (Health Messenger); Meningitis (Health Messenger)... FROM THE FIELD: A Meningitis Epidemic in Nu Poh Camp (Health Messenger Magazine Team in Collaboration with AMI Thailand)... INTERVIEW: Interviews at Nu Poh Camp (Health Messenger)... CASE STUDY: A Case Study on Emergency Contraceptive (Health Provider, Reproductive Health Project, CARE/ Raks Thai Foundation)... SOCIAL: Teachers, Protect your Pupils Against Child Abuse! (Health Messenger).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
Format : pdf
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 22 -- Special Issue on Drug-related problems
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2003-12-00
Description: TREATMENT: Drugs used Along The Thai-Burma Border (Health Messenger Team in Collaboration with Willy De Maere, Free Clinic, Antwerp, Belgium); Methadone As Drug Substitution Therapy (Dr. Zaw Win, Yangon, Myanmar)... SOCIAL: Why do People use Drugs? (Health Messenger Team); Understanding Addiction (Pam Rogers, CARE Project)... GENERAL HEALTH: Drug Related Health Problems (Health Messenger Team in Collaboration with Willy De Maere, Free Clinic, Antwerp, Belgium)... HEALTH EDUCATION: HIV Volunteer Counselling and Testing (Kristian Olson, ARC International, Thomas S Durant Fellow in Refugee Medicine); The 5 Steps of Counselling for Drug Rehabilitation (Health Messenger Team)... PREVENTION: Harm Reduction Strategies For Injecting Drug Users (Willy De Maere, Free Clinic, Antwerp, Belgium) INTERVIEW: A Drug Demand Reduction Centre in a Remote Region of Shan State (Health Messager Team in collaboration with Dr. Sai Seng Tip, Drug Demand Reduction Specialist)... FROM THE FIELD: CARE (Community Addiction Recovery & Education) Project (Ko Lo Htoo and Law La Say, CARE Project).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
Format : pdf
Size: 1.77 MB
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 23 -- Special Issue on Family Planning
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2004-03-00
Description: HEALTH EDUCATION: Why is Family Planning Important? (Elisabeth Emerson, WHO); What are the Different Contraceptive Methods? (Health Messenger Team)... INTERVIEW: Helping Clients to Make the Right Choice (Health Messenger Team in collaboration with PPAT)... TREATMENT: Advantages & Disadvantages of the Main Contraception Methods (Health Messenger Team); Norplant (Health Messenger Team in collaboration with PPAT)... SOCIAL: Misconceptions (Health Messenger Team); Mental Trauma (Health Messenger Team); Child Soldiers - A Global Overview (Health Messenger Team); Mental Trauma (Health Messenger Team); Chlld Soldiers - A Global Overview (Health Messenger Team)... GENERAL HEALTH: The Suitable Family Planning Methods According to Women?s Health (Health Messenger Team)... PREVENTION: The Situation of Male Involvement in Family Planning (Health Messenger Team).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese
Format : pdf
Size: 1.34 MB
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 24 - Special Issue on Water and Sanitation
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2004-06-00
Description: SANITATION: Water Supply (Health Messenger Team); Appropriate Disposal of Excreta (Elisabeth Emerson,WHO); Disposal of Solid Waste, including Medical Waste (Elisabeth Emerson,WHO)... GENERAL HEALTH: Common Water-Related Diseases (Health Messenger Team)... TREATMENT: Practical Guidelines for Diarrhoea (Health Messenger Team)... PREVENTION: Rodent Control (Health Messenger Team)... FROM THE FIELD: AMI Water and Sanitation Activities in Dala (Health Messenger Team in Collaboration with AMI-Myanmar); INTERVIEW: Interview with Water Users (Health Messenger Team in Collaboration with AMI-Myanmar)... HEALTH EDUCATION: Water Disinfection By Sun (Health Messenger Team); The Prince of Dirty (Health Messenger Team in Collaboration with Partners).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
Format : pdf
Size: 2.33 MB
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Title: "Health Messenger" No. 25 -- special issue on HIV/AIDS
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2004-09-00
Description: GENERAL HEALTH: What is AIDS? A Short Introduction (Health Messenger Team); Clinical Aspects of HIV/AIDS (Health Messenger Team)... PREVENTION: Transmission of HIV (Health Messenger Team); Empowering Community Change - HIV/AIDS Prevention (Mary Yetter, OXFAM UK)... FROM THE FIELD: The HIV/AIDS Situation in Burma (Zaw Winn, Chiang Mai); Women Empowerment and HIV/AIDS (Dr Padma, AMI Myanmar); Community Care for People with HIV/AIDS World Vision HIV/AIDS Programme in Ranong (Dr Win Maung, World Vision Ranong)... TREATMENT: Treatments for people with HIV/AIDS (Nicolas Durier, MSF France)... HEALTH EDUCATION: Counselling for HIV/AIDS (Health Messenger Team); Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS (Health Messenger Team in collaboration with Maw Maw Zaw); Thai Youth Action Programs (Owen Elias, Thai Youth Action Programmes); Non-transmission routes of HIV... SOCIAL: Alcohol Abuse and HIV/AIDS (Pam Rogers, CARE Project); Social Impact and Underlying Causes of HIV/AIDS Epidemics (Julia Matthews, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children); CASE STUDY: IDUs and HIV: A Case study (Greg Manning)... INTERVIEW: An Interview with Honeymoon from KEWG (Health Messenger Team).
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese
Format : pdf
Size: 1.64 MB
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 2
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 1998-12-00
Description: Medical Dictionary (F-H); How About Worms?; Soil-transmitted worms; Blood; ABO blood groups; Blood Constituents and their functions; The Male Reproductive Organs; The female reproductive 0rgans; Menstrual Cycle; Case study.
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-20
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
Format : pdf
Size: 783.91 KB
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Title: "Health Messenger" Issue 1
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 1998-11-00
Description: Distance Learning Health Magazine...Drug Administration; Medical Dictionary (A-E); Medicine Within Reach of Everyone; The Body's Absorption of Alcohol and Oxidation; Alcoholism; Basic Examination of the Mouth; Lower Jaw Joint Disease; Furuncle of the Nasal Vestibule; Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever - (D.H.F.); Classical Dengue; Differentiation of Classical Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever; Platelet and Thrombocytopenia; Auscultation of the Heart; The Mother's Health Care After Childbirth; Nursing and Caring For Those Who are Dying.
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-20
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese
Format : pdf
Size: 314.54 KB
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Title: BUDDHIST ECONOMICS
Source/publisher: "Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered"
Date of publication: 1973-00-00
Description: "... "Right Livelihood" is one of the requirements of the Buddha?s Noble Eightfold Path. It is clear, therefore, that there must be such a thing as Buddhist economics. Buddhist countries have often stated that they wish to remain faithful to their heritage. So Burma: ?The New Burma sees no conflict between religious values and economic progress. Spiritual health and material well-being are not enemies: they are natural allies.? 1 Or: ?We can blend successfully the religious and spiritual values of our heritage with the benefits of modern technology.? 2 Or: ?We Burmans have a sacred duty to conform both our dreams and our acts to our faith. This we shall ever do.? 3 All the same, such countries invariably assume that they can model their economic development plans in accordance with modern economics, and they call upon modern economists from so-called advanced countries to advise them, to formulate the policies to be pursued, and to construct the grand design for development, the Five-Year Plan or whatever it may be called. No one seems to think that a Buddhist way of life would call for Buddhist economics, just as the modern materialist way of life has brought forth modern economics. Economists themselves, like most specialists, normally suffer from a kind of metaphysical blindness, assuming that theirs is a science of absolute and invariable truths, without any presuppositions. Some go as far as to claim that economic laws are as free from "metaphysics" or "values" as the law of gravitation. We need not, however, get involved in arguments of methodology. Instead, let us take some fundamentals and see what they look like when viewed by a modern economist and a Buddhist economist..."
Creator/author: E.F. Schumacher
Date of entry/update: 2005-01-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: At What Price? Gold Mining in Kachin State, Burma
Source/publisher: Images Asia Environment Desk, Pan Kachin Development Society
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: Contents:-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; MAP; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION & METHODOLOGY;; BACKGROUND; UNEARTHING BURMA; ENVIRONMENT AND MINING LAWS; THE LAND OF THE KACHIN; GEOGRAPHY & BIODIVERSITY; HISTORY; GOLD IN THE KACHIN HILLS; CONCESSION POLICY; ROLE OF THE KIO; FOREIGN INVESTORS; CHINA; GOING FOR KACHIN GOLD: MINING TECHNIQUES; PLACER MINING; PANNING; BUCKET DREDGES; SUCTION DREDGES; HYDRAULIC MINING; GOLD ORE; OPEN-CAST MINES; SHAFT MINES; CHEMICALS IN THE MINING PROCESS; DANGER: MERCURY; ALTERNATIVES TO MERCURY; CYANIDE LEACHING; CASE STUDIES OF MINING AREAS IN KACHIN STATE; HUKAWNG; MALI HKA; N?MAI HKA; HPAKANT; GOLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT3; AFTER THE GOLD RUSH: TAILINGS AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LAND REHABILITATION; THE RIVER ECOSYSTEM; GOLD AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT; SEEKING WORK, SEEKING GOLD; ENDANGERING MINERS; MINING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS... APPENDICES: IVANHOE MINES LTD.; EXAMPLES OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY POISONING; CASES OF CYANIDE POLLUTION; AGREEMENT BETWEEN MYITKYINA TPDC AND NORTHERN STAR MINERALS TRADING AND PRODUCTION CO.
Date of entry/update: 2004-12-21
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: "Undercurrents" -- Monitoring development on Burma?s Mekong [Issue No. 1]
Source/publisher: Lahu National Development Organization (LNDO)
Date of publication: 2005-01-00
Description: Contents: Letter from LNDO; Blasting the Mekong - The navigation scheme is making trade easier - but for whom? Sold down the river - one Lahu girl?s story; Lord of Burma?s Mekong - A profile of the shadowy drug kingpin who controls the eastern reaches of Shan State; Sop Lwe � the next Mong La? Drug lord Lin Ming Xian stakes Sop Lwe as his next casino resort - with uncertain consequences for the local population; Road Construction in Shan State: A Lucrative Way to Turn Illegal Drug Profits into Legal Revenues; Eastern Shan State Erupts Again - Movements by the SSA-S prompt increased persecution of civilians by the regime; New bridge planned across the Mekong - Big changes come to Keng Larb as a new bridge linking Burma and Laos is considered; No Place Left for the Spirits of the Yellow Leaves - Intensive logging leaves few options for the Mabri people; Living in a War Zone; 20 Lack of Education � Is Development Really Coming?
Date of entry/update: 2004-12-17
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 2.53 MB
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Title: The Salween Under Threat: Damming the Longest Free River in Southeast Asia
Source/publisher: Salween Watch, Southeast Asia Rivers Network, Center for Social Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Date of publication: 2004-10-00
Description: CHAPTER 1: Livelihoods and Ecosystems along the Salween; CHAPTER 2: Politics and Power Behind Dam Building; CHAPTER 3: Conditions in Burma; CHAPTER 4: Tasang Dam: CHAPTER 5: Wei Gyi and Dagwin Dams: CHAPTER 6: Salween Water Diversion Projects; CHAPTER 7: Avoiding Tragedy..."...This book calls for efforts to prevent destructive large scale hydro-power development on the Salween, and also to find low-impact models of development that can ensure a rising standard of living for the communities it supports. Our hope is that the international community will support the campaign to protect the Salween and its peoples in both Thailand and Burma...Among the major river systems in mainland Southeast Asia, the dam-building industry has successfully promoted construction of numerous dams on the Mekong River and its tributaries, causing the destruction of the environment and loss of livelihoods for millions of people. By contrast, the Salween River, which like the Mekong originates in the Himalayas and runs parallel to the Mekong for several hundred miles, remains the longest river in mainland Southeast Asia that flows freely, uninterrupted by dams. 3 This does not mean that the Salween River has been free from efforts to construct dams in its basin. In fact, hydro-power developers and dam builders from countries such as Japan, China, Australia, and Thailand have long been attracted to the Salween River basin, along with public institutions that have a history of financing hydro-power development and dam construction such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Feasibility studies already have been conducted at many sites, and the promoters of the dams are geared to start construction at any moment without either consulting the local peoples or considering the social and environmental impacts the dams will have. If current trends continue, it is only a matter of time before the Salween will forever cease to flow freely. As with dam building in any other part of the world, the drive behind the plans to build dams on the Salween River does not necessarily stem from the quest for social or public welfare. While hydro-power may generate needed electricity, much of the push to dam comes from the ambitions of dam builders who stand to benefit from the consultancies, provision of equipment and building contracts. Chapter 2 examines the political and economic motives behind the plans to dam the Salween River. Dams? Harmful Impacts Construction of large dams in any part of the world is known to inflict severe, negative effects on the environment and the livelihoods of the local people, and the planned dam and diversion projects in the Salween River system are no exception. Moreover, the current situation in Burma will certainly further aggravate such impacts for those communities living in the project areas in Burma. Chapters 1 and 3 describe the situation along the Salween where the dams are proposed. Given the negative impacts that are certain to occur, alternative energy and water management options should be considered before final decisions are made to dam the Salween River. Chapter 7 examines the alternative options that are available, and presents recommendations to the international community..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-12-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: A Failing Grade - Burma's drug eradication efforts
Source/publisher: Altsean-Burma
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: "...Since the assumption of power of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in September 1988, Burma has experienced a dramatic rise in the production and export of illegal narcotics. Since 1996, opium and heroin production doubled. In the years since there has been a steady decline in opium production and the export of heroin. Far from being the result of government and international efforts, this has been largely the cause of a production and market shift, from opiates to amphetamine type stimulants (ATS). The drug trade in Burma is conducted predominantly by Chinese criminal organizations, protected at every step by ethnic militia armies with links to transnational criminal networks. They are routinely and systematically assisted by members of the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) in a network that has no official approval, but which is so widespread and deep as to be systemic and multi-layered, from the troops on the ground to the generals in Rangoon....The SPDC has failed to resolutely interdict the narcotics trade in Burma. Efforts so far to accord with its stated aims and international obligations have been insufficient to increase the current level of United Nations funding, or for the United States Government to certify the regime as cooperating fully on stopping the drug trade. Narcotics eradication efforts cannot be depoliticized or sequestered from the SPDC's wider aims, which includes the pacification of ethnic people. The humanitarian crisis facing opium farming communities in the Shan State must be urgently addressed by the international community. This should entail greater lobbying of the SPDC to slow down their eradication drive and take a more gradual, sustainable approach to eradication. The regime must demonstrate that their war on drugs is one conducted with greater respect for human rights, providing sustainable alternative incomes and more positive development for the communities. Other communities affected by drug eradication projects, such as Shan displaced by UWSA and UNODC sponsored forced relocations should also be recognized and assisted..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-12-14
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Burma Human Rights Yearbook, 2003-2004
Source/publisher: Human Rights Documentation Unit of the NCGUB
Date of publication: 2004-12-00
Description: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Burma at a Glance: Facts & Figures; Map of Burma; Historical Background; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Facts on Human Rights Violations in Burma 2003; (1). Forced Labor; (2). Extra-judicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions; (3). Arbitrary Detention and Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; (4). Torture; (5). Deprivation of Livelihood; (6). Rights of the Child; (7). Rights of Women; (8). Rights of Ethnic Minorities; (9). Rights of Education and Health; (10). Freedom of Belief and Religion; (11). Freedom of Opinion, Expression and the Press; (12). Freedom of Assembly, Association and Movement; (13). Internally Displaced People and Forced Relocation; (14). The Situation of Refugees; (15). The Situation of Migrant Workers from Burma; (16). Landmines in Burma; (17). List of Resources and Contributors.
Date of entry/update: 2004-12-04
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 2.81 MB (594 pages) - Original version
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Title: Destruction and Degradation of the Burmese Frontier Forests: Listening to the People?s Voices
Source/publisher: Pan Kachin Development Society, Karen Environmental and Social Action Network, Searchweb
Date of publication: 2004-09-00
Description: The politics of Burma and deforestation: a. Politics of Burma; b. Logging and civil war... Kachin State by PKDS: a. Logging business: b. Who benefits from the logging... Karen State by KESAN: a. Doo The Htoo District; b. Mu Traw District (Pa Pun); c. Toungoo District... Conclusions and recommendations by KESAN... Maps...
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-30
Type: Individual Documents
Category: Deforestation
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: Landmine Monitor Report 2004: Burma (Myanmar)
Source/publisher: International campaign to ban landmines
Date of publication: 2004-10-00
Description: Key developments since May 2003: Myanmar"atrocity demining,"Halt Mine Use in Burma."... * Mine Ban Policy * Use; * Production, Transfer, Stockpiling; * Non-State Actors Use; * NSA-Production, Transfer, Stockpiling; * Landmine Problem; * Mine Clearance and Mine Risk Education; * Landmine Casualties68; * Survivor Assistance90; * Disability Policy and Practice.
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-20
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese
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Title: GB November 2004 (291st session) Myanmar debate - Conclusions
Source/publisher: International Labour Office
Date of publication: 2004-11-18
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-18
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Key indicators of developing Asian and Pacific countries: Myanmar
Source/publisher: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: BEW update November 2004
Source/publisher: Burma Economic Watch
Date of publication: 2004-11-16
Description: "In recent days some new data has been released by the Asian Development Bank that allows us to update our analysis of Burma's growth performance to 2001. You might recall that our previous analysis, conducted by Wylie Bradford and contained in BEW No.1/2004, recast Burma's growth performance according to purchasing power parity in international dollars. This provided a far superior statistical base from which to examine Burma's economic performance (relative to a common standard) than hitherto possible using 'market' or 'official' exchange rates (and unadjusted for inflation). The most important finding of Wylie's update is that, in 2001, economic growth in Burma, measured in inflation-adjusted international dollars, became negative. Of course this is well before the recent banking and financial crisis, the imposition of stiffer sanctions - and greatly at odds with the regime's claims."
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: GA 2004 (59th session): Resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Source/publisher: United Nations ( A/RES/59/263)
Date of publication: 2005-03-17
Description: Resolution adopted by consensus, 16 November 2004
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: RAZOR'S EDGE: Survival Crisis for Refugees from Burma in Delhi, India
Source/publisher: Project Maje
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: "The situation for refugees from Burma in Delhi, the capital city of India, has reached a survival crisis point. About 1,500 post-1988 refugees from Burma live in Delhi. An estimated 1,300 or more are of the Chin ethnic group from western Burma, with others from western Burma's Arakan State (estimated at 30 to 50), northern Burma's Kachin State (estimated at about 100), and elsewhere in Burma (estimated at 30 to 50.) They have been gradually losing their Subsistence Allowance stipends from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to the point that such money is about to essentially vanish by the end of 2004. The small UNHCR payments (approximately US$30 to $11 a month for "head of household" adults, with an additional amount for children) have been shared among the refugees for the most basic living expenses. Alternatives for income earning for the refugees in Delhi are nearly nonexistent, as refugees would have to compete with native-born Indians, and even foreigners who seem more "Indian," for scarce employment. In October 2004, Project Maje met with members of Delhi's refugee community in the Vikaspuri neighborhood. The contacts took place in a session with representatives of refugee organizations, visits to two refugee housing units, and at a group assembly of refugees. This brief report is a summary of impressions from those contacts..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-15
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: "The beginning of the end or Genuine Reforms?"
Source/publisher: Euro-Burma Office
Date of publication: 2004-11-09
Description: BURMA ANALYSIS (9 November 2004)... Interesting analysis of the recent changes in Burma.
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-12
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: BURMA - UPDATE
Source/publisher: Euro-Burma Office
Date of publication: 2004-11-09
Description: Chronology of the recent changes in Burma.
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-12
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Burma: A Land Where Buddhist Monks Are Disrobed and Detained in Dungeons
Source/publisher: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) - AAPP
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: Executive Summary: "In Burma, anyone can be detained for being involved in human rights advocacy, democratic activities or peaceful demonstrations. Thus, political activists are not the only stratum of society vulnerable to arrest by the military intelligence, Buddhist monks are also subject to the same fate. It is estimated that there are approximately 300 monks and novices in Burma?s prisons, whereas the number of political prisoners lingers at about 1400 to date. Since the pro-democracy uprising occurred in 1988, the military regime has constantly attempted to crackdown on all strata of society including Buddhist monks who are assumed to be potentially significant revolutionary forces. During the demonstrations that occurred in August and September 1988, the regime killed masses of peaceful demonstrators including monks, students and civilians. Although Buddhist monks have been involved in the movement by non-violent means, they have not been excluded from arrest and imprisonment. Since there is no rule of law but only ‘law and order? in Burma, all arrests come without a warrant and the victims face brutal interrogations at military detention centers. Almost all the lawsuits concerning such arrests have been tried secretly without granting the accused any rights to seek legal counsel. Trials have been perfunctory; the so-called judges just read out the charges. While the accused is asked to plead guilty or not, the court announces its verdict which has invariably been one of guilt. Most of the monks, including novices, that were arrested were charged under Section 5 (J) of the Emergency Provisions Act which is a widely worded law that has been used to suppress dissent even in the absence of a proclaimed ‘State of Emergency?. Some monks were charged under Article 295 of the Penal Code which describe the charge as ‘of offenses relating to religion?. Aside from these Acts, Buddhist monks are vulnerable to arrest and charge under other Acts described in the Penal Code. In October 1990, immediately after the monks boycott of the regime began, the regime created ‘ The Law Concerning the Sangha Organizations? or Sangha Organization Law, an intrusion of the state in Sangha affairs. Subsequently, more than 200 monks and novices were found to be guilty of contravening these rules and regulations and were stripped of their monkhood that year. Since the ‘Sangha Organization Law? describes all nine Sangha Sects as members of the State Sangha Organization, every monk, or member of Sangha, has no alternative but to abide by all the rules and regulations pronounced by the regime. In brief, all the orders and decrees the military regime has issued are designed to keep monks under tight control and thwart them from being involved in any social movements. According to Buddhist principles, disrobing a monk forcibly cannot alter him into an ordinary laymen unless he himself chooses to be. Many monks who were arrested and imprisoned adhered to the principles of monkhood and never assumed that they had become laymen because they were disrobed. However, the authorities concerned in Burma, particularly those in military interrogation camps and inside prisons, treated the disrobed monks inhumanely as they considered the monks to be common criminals as they were no longer in their robes. This report attempts to reveal some of the most offensive incidents perpetrated by a military regime, which is pretending to be the most pious government to ever rule in modern Burmese history. It should be noted that the data and information included in this report is only a sampling of incidents from a decade of arrests as the researchers faced difficulties in obtaining information from inside sources. However, the reliability of the information included in this report is unarguable. This report serves to voice previously unheard voices that have been suppressed since these episodes transpired in Burma. Through the publication of this report, we hope to provide an opportunity for these voices to be heard."... CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Executive Summary; Recommendations; Introduction; Background History; Buddhist Monks and Burmese Society; Buddhist Monks under the BSPP Regime; Buddhist Monks under the SLORC Regime; Overturning the Bowls; SLORC?s Response to the Monks? Boycott; Disrobing; Torture and Abuses in Prison and Prison Labor Camp; The Regime?s Image as a Pious Ruler; Recent Arrests of Monks in 2003 for ?Overturning the Bowl”... APPENDICES: Appendix 1-a - Photos and List of 26 Monks Arrested from Mahar Ghandaryone Monastery in 2003 for ?Overturning the Bowl”;; Appendix 1-b - Photos of Monks Who Have Been Released; Appendix 2 - Sangha Organization Law; (as the SLORC issued on October 31, 1990); Appendix 3 - Analysis of the SPDC?s Sangha Organization Law by Burma Lawyers? Council; Appendix 4 - Pattam Nikkujjana Kamma (or) ?Overturning the Bowl”; Appendix 5 - Entreaty to All Monks and People- by Young Monks? League (Lower Burma) and League of Monks? Union from 4 Sides (Mandalay); Appendix 6 - Firsthand Account of a Monk Who Was Imprisoned for Involvement in the Monk Boycott; Appendix 7 - Firsthand Account of a Monk Who Was Imprisoned and Sent to Prison Labor Camp; Appendix 8 - Firsthand Account of a Monk Who Was Involved in the Monk Boycott and Evaded Arrest; Appendix 9 - Firsthand Experience of a Former Political Prisoner who Observed Monks Who Were Taken to Myitkyina Prison and Forced Labor Camps; Appendix 10 - Radio Interview with the Abbot of New Masoeyein Monastery, Mandalay; Appendix 11 - Radio Interview with a Buddhist Monk Regarding the Arrests of Monks; Appendix 12 - Interview with an Eyewitness about the Kyaukse Riot; Appendix 13 - Account of a Monk Regarding the Mahar Ghandaryone Monk Boycott; Appendix 14 - Relationship between Monks and the SPDC (An excerpt from a radio interview with monks inside Burma); Appendix 15 - (Article) Sons of Buddha in Prison by Naing Kyaw; Appendix 16 - (Article) Imprisoned Monks-I by Win Naing Oo; Appendix 17 - (Article) Imprisoned Monks-II by Win Naing Oo; Appendix 18 - (Article) Imprisoned Monks-III by Win Naing Oo... LISTS: Partial List of Monks Who Died in Prisons and Forced Labor Camps; Partial List of Monks Who Are Currently in Prison; Acronyms, Glossary and Bibliography.
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-12
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Title: Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Burma (Myanmar) (July ? October 2004) -- Burma Country Update #1
Source/publisher: Bank Information Center
Date of publication: 2004-11-09
Description: The Burma Country Update provides information about recent developments, civil society concerns, and policy updates related to the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-11
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Language: English
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Title: GB November 2004 (291st Session): Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Report of the Director-General
Source/publisher: International Labour Office
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: I. Background to the present report; II. Brief history of developments; III. Overview of the current situation; IV. Options available to the Governing Body. A very useful summary of the ILO/Myanmar process since 1997.
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-08
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Title: GB November 2004 (291st Session): Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Report of the Liaison Officer a.i.
Source/publisher: International Labour Office
Date of publication: 2004-11-00
Description: The report describes the interaction of the Liaison Officer ad interim (LOAI) with the authorities, including the Convention 29 Implementation Committee. Regarding the 38 cases referred tothe Committee by the LOAI, "In all these cases,the allegation that forced labour was involved was rejected. In the six cases where individuals complained directly to the court, three cases were rejected on the grounds that there was no prima facie evidence of forced labour, and in three cases the trials are still ongoing. More disturbingly, in two of the cases that were rejected, the complainants were prosecuted for defamation and imprisoned for six months each...". It examines developments in the high treason case and of the forced labour situation, of which it states: "...On the basis of all the information available to him, the Liaison Officer a.i.?s general evaluation of the forced labour situation continues to be, as presented previously to the Governing Body, 8 that although there have been some improvements since the Commission of Inquiry, the practice remains widespread throughout the country, and is particularly serious in border areas where there is a large presence of the army...".
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-08
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Title: Overcoming Shadows
Source/publisher: Women as Peacebuilders Team, Women's League of Burma
Date of publication: 2004-00-00
Description: "This book contains stories and articles written by women from Burma participating in a project to aid the process of building peace in their home country. In particular, the volume arose from a training held in February 2003, entitled ?Building Inner Peace.” This was the second training of the project, with the first five week training held in March 2002. In the six months following the training, the participants returned to their communities to conduct workshops in different countries, including Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand. The training programs are the implementation of a decision made by Women?s League of Burma (WLB) at their first conference in December 2000 to prioritize the peace building process. The WLB is trying to contribute to genuine peace by broadening the peace process in Burma, beyond the cease-fire agreements between the armed opposition groups and the military regime. The goal of the WLB is to contribute to a genuine peace, where all are free, from all forms violence. There can only be genuine peace when women are free from domestic and sexual violence in the home and wider community. The second training took place as the training participants wanted to share their experiences and to deepen their expertise in peace building techniques and strengthen their understanding of gender issues. The organizers themselves believe that an understanding of the nature of violence against women and techniques to improve personal development will strengthen women, enabling them to better deal with some of the obstacles they encounter in their work for peace. This book is part of the breaking of the culture of silence around sexual abuse and discrimination in the different communities in Burma. It is not a chronicle of abuse. If anyone is interested in violations, then one only has to read the myriad of reports on human rights violations for a taste of the systematic violations of the rights of both women and men in Burma. Rather, this book reflects the attempts of 16 women to understand the particular forms of injustice women experience..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-07
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Title: GA 2004 (59th Session): Oral statement by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar
Source/publisher: United Nations
Date of publication: 2004-10-28
Description: Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar 59th Session of the General Assembly, New York, 28 October 2004.
Creator/author: Paulo Sergio Pinheiro
Date of entry/update: 2004-11-04
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Title: Inter-Parliamentary Union, 175th session of the Governing Council (Geneva, September-October 2004): Myanmar
Source/publisher: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Date of publication: 2004-10-01
Description: Resolution adopted unanimously by the Governing Council at its 175th session (Geneva, 1st October 2004)... Lists of Parliamentarians reportedly still serving their sentence; Parliamentarians who died in custody; arliamentarians who were assassinated...The resolution comments on the cases and makes a strong criticique of the National Convnetion process, which it considers in its present form, to be "designed to prolong and legitimise military rule against the will of the people as expressed in the 1990 elections, and that any transition towards democracy will fail so long as it is not genuinely free, transparent and reflective of the people?s will, and preceded by the unconditional release of all political prisoners and the lifting of all restrictions on human rights and political activity..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-11
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Title: A Prosperous Burma Would Benefit China
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 12, No. 7
Date of publication: 2004-07-00
Description: "China?s stability would be strengthened if Burma were economically stable and prosperous. Thus it should increase efforts to work for the economic and political changes in Burma that would allow the country to receive international assistance. The modernization of China initiated by Deng Xiaoping involved a shift in the conception of national power from a narrow military perspective to Comprehensive National Power, or CNP, currently seen as consisting of the "eight capabilities" of domestic economic activities, science and technology, foreign economic activities, social development, military, government regulation and control, foreign affairs and natural resources..."
Creator/author: David Arnott
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-10
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Title: Naga Struggle Against Tyranny
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 12, No. 6
Date of publication: 2004-06-00
Description: "The Naga, sandwiched between Burma and India, have had a tough lot. If geo-politics and geo-strategy can be labeled academically as ?frontiers”, then the military and political histories and realities of South Asia?s oldest insurgency—by the fiercely independent Naga of India and Burma—definitely have a long way to go. The Naga ethnic minority of almost four million people inhabit a 48,000 square mile contiguous frontier area of Burma, China and India..."
Creator/author: Kekhrie Yhome
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-07
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Title: Desmond Ball Unbound: An Interview with Desmond Ball
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy", Vol. 12, No. 6
Date of publication: 2004-06-00
Description: "Desmond Ball is a professor at the Strategic Defence Studies Centre of The Australian National University, Canberra. He is author or editor of several books and papers on Burma, Asia-Pacific security issues, and nuclear strategy. His books include The Ties That Bind, Burma?s Military Secrets and most recently, The Boys in Black, about Thailand?s para-military border guards. He spoke to The Irrawaddy about ethnic insurgency and intelligence gathering in Burma and neighboring countries... Over the last few years, although the overall strength of the various resistance armies has decreased, the military successes have in fact increased"...
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-07
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Title: Women Political Prisoners in Burma
Source/publisher: Burmese Women
Date of publication: 2004-10-07
Description: " Two organizations, based on the Thai-Burma border, have released an English version of a report on women political prisoners in Burma. The Burmese Women?s Union (BWU) and the AAPP have worked jointly on the English version of the report and released the Burmese version in February 2004. At least 1,425 political prisoners are behind bars because of their connections with democratic movements in Burma. Nearly one hundred of these are women, including the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The 200 page report, entitled "Women Political Prisoners in Burma," expresses the history of women in politics. The report covers common experiences of women in prisons and military intelligence detention centers, food and health conditions in prisons, and torture and human rights violations by prison authorities. The report also focuses upon conditions of prisoners after release, the SPDC?s Women?s Affair Committee, and movements of the SPDC relating to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). There are testimonies and data regarding 19 former women detainees, and photographs of current and former women political prisoners. The AAPP and the BWU conclude by making some suggestions and demands for change to the SPDC. Tate Naing, secretary of the AAPP, releasing the report today said, "We want the people in Burma and international organizations to know that several women are in Burmese prisons because of their activities in the democracy movement. The report mentions not only their experiences, but also how they bravely struggled through the many difficulties in the prisons." ... - Forward; - Introduction; - History of Women in Politics; - Arrest and Imprisonment; - Sexual Harassment; - Judgment under the Military Government; - Torture and Ill Treatment; - Health; - Food; - Reproductive Health; - Reading in Prison; - Family Visits; - Survival; - Conditions after Release; - Terrorist Attack on May 30, 2003; - The Regime?s Women?s Affairs Committee; - The Regime Neglects the Agreements of CEDAW and Other Conventions on Women; - Demands to the Military Government in Burma; - Endnotes... - Appendices: (1) Aye Aye Khaing; (2) Aye Aye Moe; (3) Aye Aye Thin; (4) Aye Aye Win (Daw); (5) Hla Hla Htwe; (6) Kaythi Aye; (7) Khin Mar Kyi (Dr); (8) Khin San Nwe (Daw); (9) Kyu Kyu Mar (Daw); (10) Myat Mo Mo Tun; (11) Myat Sapal Moe; (12) San San (Daw); (13) San San Nwe (Tharawaddy); (14) Than Kywe (Daw); (15) Thi Thi Aung; (16) Thida Aye; (17) Yee Yee Htun; (18) Yin Yin May (Daw); (19) Yu Yu Hlaing.
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-07
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Title: POSITION PAPER ON THE INCLUSION OF BURMA IN ADB?S GMS PROJECTS
Source/publisher: National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)
Date of publication: 2004-07-26
Description: "The NCUB?s position is that the ADB should exclude Burma from all GMS projects until Burma is ruled by a government that is committed to the principles of transparency, accountability, public participation in decision-making processes, and independent monitoring. Briefly, NCUB?s position is based on the following grounds:..."
Date of entry/update: 2004-10-05
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Title: AG 2004 (59me Session): Situation des droits de l'homme au Myanmar- Rapport intérimaire établi par le Rapporteur spécial (Francais)
Source/publisher: Nations Unies (A/59/311)
Date of publication: 2004-08-30
Description: Résumé: Le mandat du Rapporteur spécial de la Commission des droits de l?homme sur la situation des droits de l?homme au Myanmar a été donné par la Commission dans sa résolution 1992/58 et prorogé, la dernière fois, dans sa résolution 2004/61. Dans cette résolution, la Commission a prié le Rapporteur spécial de présenter un rapport intérimaire à la cinquante-neuvième session de l?Assemblée générale. Le présent rapport a été établi à partir des informations recueillies par le Rapporteur spécial jusqu?au 30 juillet 2004 et doit être rapproché du dernier rapport qu?il a présenté à la Commission (E/CN.4/2004/33). Depuis sa dernière mission au Myanmar en novembre 2003, le Rapporteur spécial a demandé au Gouvernement du Myanmar, à plusieurs reprises, de coopérer à son retour dans le pays en vue d?une mission d?établissement des faits. Cependant, s?il a donné son accord de principe à cette visite du Rapporteur spécial, aucune autorisation n?a été reçue de lui. Le Rapporteur spécial donne donc dans le présent rapport un résumé succinct des questions qu?il a examinées durant sa dernière visite, et sur la base d?informations recueillies auprès d?autres sources. Le Rapporteur spécial s?efforcera de retourner au Myanmar afin de s?acquitter pleinement de son mandat. La Convention nationale, pour sa reprise, a été convoquée du 17 mai au 9 juillet 2004. La relance de la Convention nationale constitue la première étape d?une feuille de route en sept points pour la réconciliation nationale et la transition démocratique, présentée par le Premier Ministre, le général Khin Nyunt, le 30 août 2003. Les autorités ont annoncé que les délégués à la nouvelle Convention nationale devraient formuler leurs propositions en fonction des six grands objectifs et des 104 principes déjà posés durant celle qui s?est tenue entre 1993 et 1996. La Convention nationale a été convoquée sans la National League for Democracy (NLD) ni les autres partis politiques qui avaient remporté la majorité des sièges aux élections de 1990. Elle a réuni 1 076 délégués, alors que la Convention précédente n?en avait réuni que 702. Cette augmentation s?explique essentiellement par le nombre accru de représentants des nationalités, y compris les groupes qui sont apparus dans le nouveau paysage politique à la suite des accords de cessez-le-feu signés avec 17 groupes armés. Pour les minorités ethniques, la Convention nationale de 2004 pourrait constituer une occasion irremplaçable de résoudre les conflits. Le Rapporteur spécial rappelle que les préoccupations qu?il avait exprimées dans son dernier rapport à la Commission au sujet de la Convention nationale n?ont pas été dissipées et que les mesures nécessaires pour assurer un fonctionnement démocratique minimal de la Convention nationale au moment où elle est à nouveau convoquée n?ont pas été prises. Le Rapporteur spécial réaffirme que si le Gouvernement souhaite faciliter un authentique processus de transition politique, il doit respecter des règles élémentaires concernant les droits de l?homme. Le Rapporteur spécial espère néanmoins que les résultats finals des travaux de la Convention nationale apporteront des solutions concrètes aux problèmes de l?ensemble de la population du Myanmar. La libération de Mme Aung San Suu Kyi et l?amorce d?un dialogue de fond avec elle et avec son parti ainsi que la conclusion d?un accord avec les groupes ayant signé le cessez-le-feu, qui tiendrait compte de leurs propositions, contribueraient à faire avancer le processus politique. À cet égard, le Rapporteur spécial engage le Gouvernement du Myanmar à reconnaître le rôle de l?Envoyé spécial du Secrétaire général et la nécessité de son retour dans ce pays le plus tôt possible en vue de poursuivre ses efforts de facilitation, notamment dans le cadre de la préparation de la prochaine session de la Convention nationale. Les informations reçues par le Rapporteur spécial au cours de la période considérée donnent à penser que la situation concernant l?exercice des droits fondamentaux et des libertés civiles au Myanmar n?a pas beaucoup changé. Les conséquences sur les droits de l?homme des événements du 30 mai 2003 à Depayin ne sont pas totalement estompées. Les détenus demeurent très nombreux dans les quartiers de sécurité. Le Rapporteur spécial a été informé de la poursuite des arrestations et des condamnations à des peines sévères de personnes menant des activités politiques pacifiques; un grand nombre des cas signalés ont été soulevés par le Rapporteur spécial dans ses lettres et appels urgents adressés au Gouvernement du Myanmar. Il reste également préoccupé par la pratique de la détention administrative. Des restrictions continuent de peser sur l?activité politique. Tous les locaux de la NLD demeurent fermés, à l?exception de son siège à Yangon, qui a été autorisé à rouvrir en avril 2004. D?après des informations récentes, la NLD a réussi malgré ces restrictions à mener certaines activités. On ne sait pas dans quelle mesure la NLD et les autres partis politiques seront autorisés à mener des activités politiques pacifiques sans subir de représailles, mais le Rapporteur spécial tient à rappeler les vues exprimées au cours de sa dernière mission en novembre, à savoir que la mise en oeuvre de la feuille de route doit s?accompagner de changements tangibles conduisant à un processus véritablement libre, transparent et ouvert à tous, avec le concours de tous les partis politiques, groupes ethniques et membres de la société civile. Le respect des droits et des libertés politiques est une condition essentielle de la création d?un climat favorisant le succès de la transition démocratique. La mise en oeuvre de réformes dans le domaine des droits de l?homme, que le Rapporteur spécial avait préconisée dans ses rapports et ses lettres aux autorités du Myanmar, contribuerait à un tel climat. Durant la période considérée, le Rapporteur spécial a pris connaissance d?informations crédibles et détaillées faisant état de violations des droits de l?homme dans certaines zones où sont menées des opérations anti-insurrectionnelles, au Myanmar, et espère qu?il sera en mesure d?apporter des précisions sur ces informations durant sa prochaine mission. Il rappelle que les autorités du Myanmar n?ont pas encore répondu à sa demande d?organisation d?une évaluation indépendante dans l?État Shan. Le Rapporteur spécial a pris note de la coopération du Gouvernement du Myanmar avec le Comité des droits de l?enfant à l?occasion de l?examen du second rapport périodique du Myanmar sur l?application de la Convention relative aux droits de l?enfant. Le Rapporteur spécial constate que depuis quelques années la communauté internationale comprend mieux l?impératif d?une aide humanitaire au Myanmar. À ce sujet, il salue les efforts qu?accomplit l?équipe des Nations Unies au Myanmar pour recenser les facteurs de vulnérabilité, au Myanmar, afin de mettre au point un plancadre de l?aide de l?ONU. Étant donné la situation qui prévaut actuellement au Myanmar, les recommandations et les conclusions données dans les rapports antérieurs du Rapporteur spécial demeurent valables.
Date of entry/update: 2004-09-28
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Title: GA 2004: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (Chinese)
Source/publisher: United Nations (A/59/311)
Date of publication: 2004-08-30
Description: Summary: The mandate of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was established by the Commission in its resolution 1992/58 and extended most recently in resolution 2004/61. In that resolution, the Commission requested the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. The present interim report is based upon information received by the Special Rapporteur up to 30 July 2004 and is to be read in conjunction with his last report to the Commission (E/CN.4/2004/33). Since his last mission to Myanmar in November 2003 the Special Rapporteur has requested from the Government of Myanmar on several occasions its cooperation in returning to the country for a fact-finding mission. However, in spite of the indication of agreement in principle to the Special Rapporteur?s visit, no authorization to visit was received. The Special Rapporteur therefore provides in the present report short updates on the issues he examined during his last visit, based on information collected from other sources. The Special Rapporteur will continue seeking access to Myanmar so as to more fully discharge his mandate. The National Convention was reconvened from 17 May to 9 July 2004. Reviving the National Convention constitutes the first step under the seven-point road map for national reconciliation and democratic transition presented by the Prime Minister, General Khin Nyunt, on 30 August 2003. It was announced by the authorities that the delegates to the new National Convention were expected to frame their suggestions in the context of the six objectives and the 104 principles already laid down during the 1993-1996 Convention. The National Convention was reconvened without the involvement of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other political parties that won the majority of seats in the 1990 elections. It was attended by 1,076 delegates, compared with the 702 participants at the previous Convention. This increase was largely made up of representatives of ethnic nationalities, including ceasefire groups that emerged in the new political environment created as a result of ceasefire agreements with 17 former armed groups. In terms of potential for conflict resolution, the 2004 National Convention may thus be a unique opportunity for ethnic minorities. The Special Rapporteur notes that the concerns regarding the National Convention process that he expressed in his last report to the Commission have not been addressed and that the necessary steps to ensure minimum democratic conditions for the reconvening of the National Convention have not been taken. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that if the Government wishes to promote a genuine process of political transition, fundamental human rights requirements have to be fulfilled. The Special Rapporteur nevertheless hopes that the final outcome of the National Convention will bring some concrete solutions to the concerns of the entire population of Myanmar. Releasing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and beginning a substantive dialogue with her and her party, as well as reaching an agreement with ceasefire groups that takes into account their suggestions would contribute to the advancement of the political process. In this respect, the Special Rapporteur appeals to the Government of Myanmar to recognize the role of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and the necessity of his return to the country as soon as possible to continue his facilitation efforts, in particular in the context of preparations for the next session of the National Convention. The information received by the Special Rapporteur during the reporting period indicates that the situation with regard to the exercise of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms in Myanmar has not substantially changed. The effects of the events of 30 May 2003 in Depayin have yet to be fully reversed. There remain large numbers of security detainees. The Special Rapporteur has received several reports of continuing arrests and harsh sentences for peaceful political activities; many of the reported cases were raised by the Special Rapporteur in his letters and urgent appeals addressed to the Government of Myanmar. The Special Rapporteur also remains concerned at the practice of administrative detention. There are still restrictions on political activity, with all NLD party offices remaining shut, except for its headquarters in Yangon which was allowed to reopen in April 2004. Despite the restrictions in place, according to recent reports, NLD has been able to conduct some activities. While the extent to which NLD and other political parties will be allowed to conduct peaceful political activities without reprisals remains to be seen, the Special Rapporteur would like to reiterate the view, expressed during his last mission in November, that the implementation of the road map must be accompanied by tangible changes on the ground towards a genuinely free, transparent and inclusive process involving all political parties, ethnic nationalities and members of civil society. Political rights and freedoms must be respected in order to create an enabling environment conducive to a successful democratic transition. The implementation of human rights reforms proposed in his reports and letters to the Myanmar authorities would help create such an environment. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur has received credible and detailed reports of human rights violations in certain counter-insurgency areas in Myanmar and hopes that he will be able to clarify those reports during his next mission. He recalls that his request for an independent assessment in Shan State has not yet been answered by the Myanmar authorities. The Special Rapporteur has taken note of the cooperation by the Government of Myanmar with the Committee on the Rights of the Child in the consideration of the second periodic report of Myanmar on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Special Rapporteur believes that there has been growing appreciation in recent years by the international community of an imperative for humanitarian assistance in Myanmar. In this regard, he welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Country Team in mapping out vulnerabilities in Myanmar with a view to developing a strategic framework for United Nations assistance. In view of the prevailing situation in Myanmar, the conclusions and recommendations given in the previous reports of the Special Rapporteur remain valid.
Date of entry/update: 2004-09-28
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Title: AG 2004 (59me Session): Informe del Relator Especial sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Myanmar (Espanol)
Source/publisher: Naciones Unidas (A/59/311)
Date of publication: 2004-08-30
Description: Resumen: El mandato del Relator Especial de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Myanmar fue establecido por la Comisión en su resolución 1992/58 y prorrogado recientemente en su resolución 2004/61. En esa resolución, la Comisión pedía al Relator Especial que presentara un informe provisional a la Asamblea General en su quincuagésimo noveno período de sesiones. El presente informe provisional se basa en la información recibida por el Relator Especial hasta el 30 de julio de 2004 y debe examinarse conjuntamente con el último informe presentado por el Relator a la Comisión (E/CN.4/2004/33). Desde su última misión a Myanmar en noviembre de 2003, el Relator Especial ha solicitado en varias ocasiones la colaboración del Gobierno de Myanmar para volver al país y llevar a cabo una misión de investigación. No obstante, pese a que en principio parecía haber indicios de acuerdo con la visita del Relator Especial, ésta no fue autorizada. Por tanto, en este informe, el Relator Especial presenta breves actualizaciones de los temas que examinó durante su última visita tomando como base información obtenida de otras fuentes. El Relator Especial seguirá tratando de ir a Myanmar a fin de poder desempeñar su mandato plenamente. La Convención Nacional se volvió a convocar del 17 de mayo al 9 de julio de 2004. La revitalización de la Convención Nacional constituye el primer paso de los siete previstos en el plan de reconciliación nacional y transición democrática presentado por el Primer Ministro, el General Khin Nyunt, el 30 de agosto de 2003. Las autoridades anunciaron que esperaban que los delegados de la nueva Convención Nacional plantearan sus sugerencias en el marco de los seis objetivos y 104 principios ya establecidos durante la Convención de 1993 a 1996. La Convención Nacional volvió a convocarse sin la participación de la Liga Nacional para la Democracia (LND) y de otros partidos políticos que obtuvieron la mayoría de escaños en las elecciones de 1990. A ella asistieron 1.076 delegados en comparación con los 702 que participaron en la convención anterior. El aumento se debió en gran medida a los representantes de nacionalidades étnicas, incluidos grupos de cesación del fuego que surgieron en el nuevo entorno político creado como resultado de acuerdos de cesación del fuego establecidos con 17 antiguos grupos armados. Por ello, considerando las posibilidades de resolución del conflicto, la Convención Nacional de 2004 puede constituir una oportunidad única para las minorías étnicas. El Relator Especial observa que las inquietudes respecto del proceso de la Convención Nacional que puso de manifiesto en el último informe que presentó a la Comisión no se han considerado, ni se han adoptado las medidas necesarias para garantizar unas condiciones democráticas mínimas en la nueva convocatoria de la Convención Nacional. El Relator Especial reitera que si el Gobierno desea promover un verdadero proceso de transición política, es necesario cumplir las obligaciones fundamentales en materia de derechos humanos. No obstante, el Relator Especial espera que el resultado definitivo de la Convención Nacional aporte algunas soluciones concretas a los problemas de toda la población de Myanmar. La liberación de Daw Aung San Suu Kyi y el inicio de un diálogo profundo con ella y con su partido, así como el logro de un acuerdo con grupos de cesación del fuego que tenga en cuenta las sugerencias de éstos ayudaría a la evolución del proceso político. En este sentido, el Relator Especial hace un llamamiento al Gobierno de Myanmar para que reconozca la función del Enviado Especial del Secretario General y la necesidad de que éste vuelva al país lo antes posible a fin de continuar con su labor de facilitación, en particular en el contexto de los preparativos del próximo período de sesiones de la Convención Nacional. La información recibida por el Relator Especial durante el período a que se refiere el informe indica que la situación relacionada con el ejercicio de las libertades fundamentales y los derechos humanos básicos en Myanmar no ha cambiado en esencia. Aún no se ha vuelto totalmente a la normalidad tras los acontecimientos ocurridos el 30 de mayo de 2003 en Depayin. Sigue habiendo gran cantidad de detenidos por razones de seguridad. El Relator Especial ha recibido varios informes de que continúan las detenciones y de que se imponen sentencias duras por actividades políticas pacíficas; muchos de los casos denunciados fueron mencionados por el Relator Especial en sus cartas y llamamientos urgentes dirigidos al Gobierno de Myanmar. Al Relator Especial le sigue preocupando la práctica de la detención administrativa. Aún hay restricciones a la actividad política y siguen clausuradas todas las oficinas de la LND, a excepción de la sede de este partido en Yangon, cuya reapertura fue permitida en abril de 2004. Pese a las restricciones existentes, según informes recientes la Liga Nacional para la Democracia ha podido llevar a cabo algunas actividades. Si bien aún queda por ver en qué medida se va a permitir a la LND y a otros partidos políticos que realicen actividades políticas pacíficas sin tomar represalias, el Relator Especial desearía reiterar su opinión, manifestada durante su última misión en noviembre, de que la aplicación del plan debe ir acompañada de cambios tangibles sobre el terreno que conduzcan a un proceso verdaderamente libre, transparente e integrador en el que participen todos los partidos políticos, las nacionalidades étnicas y los miembros de la sociedad civil. Deben respetarse las libertades y los derechos políticos para crear un entorno favorable que permita una transición democrática satisfactoria. La aplicación de las reformas en materia de derechos humanos que propone el Relator Especial en sus informes y cartas a las autoridades de Myanmar ayudaría a crear dicho entorno. Durante el período bajo examen, el Relator Especial ha recibido informes creíbles y detallados de violaciones de los derechos humanos en determinadas zonas en que se lucha contra la insurgencia de Myanmar y el Relator espera poder aclarar esos informes en su próxima misión. El Relator recuerda que las autoridades de Myanmar aún no han respondido a su petición de realizar una evaluación independiente en el Estado de Shan. El Relator Especial ha tomado nota de la cooperación del Gobierno de Myanmar con el Comité de los Derechos del Niño para el examen del segundo informe periódico de Myanmar sobre la aplicación de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño. El Relator Especial considera que en los últimos años la comunidad internacional ha considerado cada vez más la necesidad de prestar asistencia humanitaria en Myanmar. En este sentido, el Relator acoge con satisfacción la labor realizada por el Equipo de las Naciones Unidas en el País para determinar los aspectos más vulnerables de Myanmar a fin de elaborar un marco estratégico para la asistencia de las Naciones Unidas. Habida cuenta de la situación reinante en Myanmar, siguen siendo válidas las conclusiones y recomendaciones que figuran en los informes anteriores del Relator Especial.
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Title: GA 2004 (59th Session): Report by the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar (English)
Source/publisher: United Nations (A/59/311)
Date of publication: 2004-08-30
Description: Summary: The mandate of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was established by the Commission in its resolution 1992/58 and extended most recently in resolution 2004/61. In that resolution, the Commission requested the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. The present interim report is based upon information received by the Special Rapporteur up to 30 July 2004 and is to be read in conjunction with his last report to the Commission (E/CN.4/2004/33). Since his last mission to Myanmar in November 2003 the Special Rapporteur has requested from the Government of Myanmar on several occasions its cooperation in returning to the country for a fact-finding mission. However, in spite of the indication of agreement in principle to the Special Rapporteur?s visit, no authorization to visit was received. The Special Rapporteur therefore provides in the present report short updates on the issues he examined during his last visit, based on information collected from other sources. The Special Rapporteur will continue seeking access to Myanmar so as to more fully discharge his mandate. The National Convention was reconvened from 17 May to 9 July 2004. Reviving the National Convention constitutes the first step under the seven-point road map for national reconciliation and democratic transition presented by the Prime Minister, General Khin Nyunt, on 30 August 2003. It was announced by the authorities that the delegates to the new National Convention were expected to frame their suggestions in the context of the six objectives and the 104 principles already laid down during the 1993-1996 Convention. The National Convention was reconvened without the involvement of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other political parties that won the majority of seats in the 1990 elections. It was attended by 1,076 delegates, compared with the 702 participants at the previous Convention. This increase was largely made up of representatives of ethnic nationalities, including ceasefire groups that emerged in the new political environment created as a result of ceasefire agreements with 17 former armed groups. In terms of potential for conflict resolution, the 2004 National Convention may thus be a unique opportunity for ethnic minorities. The Special Rapporteur notes that the concerns regarding the National Convention process that he expressed in his last report to the Commission have not been addressed and that the necessary steps to ensure minimum democratic conditions for the reconvening of the National Convention have not been taken. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that if the Government wishes to promote a genuine process of political transition, fundamental human rights requirements have to be fulfilled. The Special Rapporteur nevertheless hopes that the final outcome of the National Convention will bring some concrete solutions to the concerns of the entire population of Myanmar. Releasing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and beginning a substantive dialogue with her and her party, as well as reaching an agreement with ceasefire groups that takes into account their suggestions would contribute to the advancement of the political process. In this respect, the Special Rapporteur appeals to the Government of Myanmar to recognize the role of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and the necessity of his return to the country as soon as possible to continue his facilitation efforts, in particular in the context of preparations for the next session of the National Convention. The information received by the Special Rapporteur during the reporting period indicates that the situation with regard to the exercise of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms in Myanmar has not substantially changed. The effects of the events of 30 May 2003 in Depayin have yet to be fully reversed. There remain large numbers of security detainees. The Special Rapporteur has received several reports of continuing arrests and harsh sentences for peaceful political activities; many of the reported cases were raised by the Special Rapporteur in his letters and urgent appeals addressed to the Government of Myanmar. The Special Rapporteur also remains concerned at the practice of administrative detention. There are still restrictions on political activity, with all NLD party offices remaining shut, except for its headquarters in Yangon which was allowed to reopen in April 2004. Despite the restrictions in place, according to recent reports, NLD has been able to conduct some activities. While the extent to which NLD and other political parties will be allowed to conduct peaceful political activities without reprisals remains to be seen, the Special Rapporteur would like to reiterate the view, expressed during his last mission in November, that the implementation of the road map must be accompanied by tangible changes on the ground towards a genuinely free, transparent and inclusive process involving all political parties, ethnic nationalities and members of civil society. Political rights and freedoms must be respected in order to create an enabling environment conducive to a successful democratic transition. The implementation of human rights reforms proposed in his reports and letters to the Myanmar authorities would help create such an environment. During the reporting period, the Special Rapporteur has received credible and detailed reports of human rights violations in certain counter-insurgency areas in Myanmar and hopes that he will be able to clarify those reports during his next mission. He recalls that his request for an independent assessment in Shan State has not yet been answered by the Myanmar authorities. The Special Rapporteur has taken note of the cooperation by the Government of Myanmar with the Committee on the Rights of the Child in the consideration of the second periodic report of Myanmar on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Special Rapporteur believes that there has been growing appreciation in recent years by the international community of an imperative for humanitarian assistance in Myanmar. In this regard, he welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Country Team in mapping out vulnerabilities in Myanmar with a view to developing a strategic framework for United Nations assistance. In view of the prevailing situation in Myanmar, the conclusions and recommendations given in the previous reports of the Special Rapporteur remain valid.
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