Analysis of SPDC Human Rights Violations in 2007
December 31, 2007
I. Summary of this report
In 2007, the military junta in Burma was responsible for a huge number of human rights violations throughout the country. The regime, officially called the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), used a variety of forces, including army, riot police and groups of government sponsored civilian thugs like the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and Swan Ar Shin, to carry out crack downs on protestors and rebel groups, as well as their suspected sympathizers. These crack downs occurred all year long, but reached a high point during large protests that took place across the country in August and September. While the SPDC claims that as few as ten demonstrators died during in the fall crack down, many sources, including media, human rights organizations and citizens report that at least two hundred people were killed. Read more
Name of Mon Cultural Museum forcibly changed by SPDC
December 21, 2007
Moulmein
The Mon Cultural Museum, which has been open to the public in Moulmein for decades, has been renamed by the SPDC regime, a source from the capital city of Mon State reported.
The name was changed from the ‘Mon Cultural Museum’ to the ‘Literature and Cultural Museum,’ obscuring the museum’s Mon focus. The decision was made by the SPDC Cultural Ministry, and the museum is under the control of the cultural minister within the Archaeology National Museum and Literature Directorate. Read more
International Human Rights Day held in the Mon Refugee Camp
December 10, 2007
by HURFOM
On December 10th, more than five hundred Mon and Karen refugees celebrated international human rights day at the Halockhani refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border.
The celebration entertained the people with a festival and opera performance, each designed to explain a portion of the UN Human Rights Charter. “These operas make people more aware of the human rights charter,” said a Mon human rights worker at the camp. Read more
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