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Outraged but not surprised

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is on trial. The circumstances are unexpected — even ridiculous — but the trial should not be surprising. The Lady’s house arrest, which had already been extended once — illegally, was set to end with the month of May. Read more

Militarization in ethnic areas obstacle to national reconciliation

In order to have control over the different ethnic areas and the non-Burman population, the current military regime had adopted a policy of militarization.  What is meant with this militarization policy?

First, the SPDC is deploying more military troops with various battalions and artillery regiments in the areas where the fighting happens and then moved thousands of troops to there.  Then they also moved soldiers’ families and created soldiers’ villages. In order to create soldiers’ villages, they confiscate more land. Read more

Considerations on Human Rights and Political Progress

There has been a new process of international community’s involvement for the national reconciliation in Burma.  Recently, an ASEAN Summit, the Thai Foreign Minister and an official from US State Department have attempted to engage with the regime to encourage national reconciliation in the country. Read more

Regime still fails to improve human rights before the 2010 election

Although the Burmese military regime is planning to register new political parties and hold elections in 2010, it has made no concrete progress or plan to improve the human rights in the country.

Just recently, the United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteur visited Burma to learn about the human rights situation. After the visit, he announced that there has been no improvement. Arbitrary arrest, detention of political and social activities, forced labor and forced relocations in rural ethnic areas all still continue. Read more

People will be forced to support SPDC parties in 2010 Elections

In Mon State and other parts of Burma, the local authorities from the ruling military regime have started ‘public relations’ activities to encourage the people to support government-supported political parties in coming 2010 Elections. Read more

Long sentences and transfers handed out to political prisoners part of preparations for 2010 Elections

During the last few months, political and social activists as well as Buddhist monks have been subject to unfair trials at the hands of Burma’s military regime. Hundreds were given long sentences up to 65 years, and hundreds already imprisoned were sent to remote locations far from their families. Read more

Will ASEAN or the UN Human Rights Council do anything in response harsh sentencing by the SPDC?

That the Burmese regime recently sentenced a group of pro-democracy activists to prison terms of as long as 65 years may shock the international community. But for people living in Burma, the harsh sentences are just a regular part of decades of SPDC oppression. The people know that whenever they oppose the regime, they will be punished severely. Read more

SPDC Creates USDA as a Main Political Party in 2010 Elections

The Burmese military government continues to ignore calls — domestic and international — urging it to enter into political dialogue with opposition groups. Although many in the international community have condemned the SPDC’s “7 Point Road Map” to democracy, the regime plans to carry out stage #5: elections in 2010. In stage #4, a sham referendum approved a new Constitution, drafted without real input from any but the allies of the regime.  Read more

Another bloody month

September is a month with a bloody history in Burma. September1988 saw thousands participate in pro-democracy demonstrations, until the military regime – then called the State Law and Order Restoration Council – responded with overwhelming force, killing at least three thousand people.

September 2007 saw more protests, and violent responses. Beginning in August, Buddhist monks and supporters took to the streets throughout Burma. The regime responded brutally – police, soldiers and armed regime-supported civilian thugs crushed the demonstrations. Monks and civilians were beaten and shot, monasteries were ransacked and scores of people were tortured and detained.

September 2008 has been quiet, but only because people are afraid, and the regime continues to bloody its hands every day. The people of Burma have sought help from the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council. But the UN and the international community have failed to end the plight of Burmese people. The regime stays strong, and it is clear that democracy activists, ethnic minorities and other Burmese people will continue to suffer in an oppressive system.

UN Envoy Moves Wrong Path

HURFOM:There is a contradiction that when UN special envoy, Mr. Gambari, declared his supports for the preparation of military dominated general elections in 2010. Surprisingly, why he did not seriously think that these elections will not bring to National Reconciliation in Burma and that could create more problems in the country. Read more

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