Burma Resources |
Helpful websites for news and other information about Burma:
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Assistance Association for Political Prisoners - AAPP collects information about political prisoners and prison conditions in Burma, and provides assistance to political prisoners and their families. AAPP is widely considered the premier source of information on Burma's political prisoners.
www.aappb.org BurmaBlog.net - Delivers relevant, critical and high quality content written by those who feel and think Burma every day burmablog.net Burma Country Profile - BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1300003.stm Burma Lawyers' Council (BLC) - An organisation dedicated to opposing Burma's unjust and oppressive laws and restoring the rule of law in Burma. BLC produces a number of informative and insightful publications, and provides access to an extensive list of Burma's laws in English and Burmese. www.blc-burma.org BurmaNet News - Providing coverage of news and opinions on Burma from around the world www.burmanet.org |
_Burma Partnership - Strengthening Cooperation for a Free Burma
http://www.burmapartnership.org/ The Democratic Voice of Burma - An independent Burmese media organisation committed to responsible journalism www.dvb.no Eleven Media Group - News organisation based in Myanmar www.elevenmyanmar.com Ethnic Nationalities Council - See especially the sections labelled 'Publications' and 'Feature' for links to news and analysis pieces http://www.encburma.net The Irrawaddy - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia http://irrawaddy.org/ Mizzima - Specializing in Burma related News and Multimedia mizzima.com Myanmar.com - Website of the military government of Burma myanmar.com |
National League for Democracy (NLD) - Political party of opposition-leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
www.nldburma.org ____ New Light of Myanmar - Myanmar state-run newspaper. See how the government reports news stories. http://www.myanmar.com/newspaper/nlm/index.html Network Myanmar - "The truly independent non-partisan website on Myanmar/Burma" http://www.networkmyanmar.org/ Online Burma/Myanmar Library - Classified and annotated links to more than 30,000 full text documents on Burma/Myanmar (English and Burmese) burmalibrary.org US Campaign for Burma Bundlr - Human Rights Abuses and Conflict in Burma: News updates and information on the ongoing armed conflicts in Burma. Updated regularly. http://bundlr.com/b/conflict-in-burma |
Publications & Important Documents:
Reports
GENERAL REPORTS
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World Report - 2015 (Human Rights Watch, for Burma, see pages 122-127)
International Report 2015 - The State of the World's Human Rights (Amnesty International, for Burma see pages 261-265)
Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma, January 2014-June 2014 (Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma)
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Annual Report for 2013
(Assistance Association for Political Prisoners - Burma) |
"The Government Could Have Stopped This", Sectarian Violence and Ensuing Abuses in Burma's Arakan State (Human Rights Watch, August 2012)
The Worst of the Worst: the World's Most Repressive Societies (Freedom House, 2011)
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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY & WAR CRIMES
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Linking Women and Land in Myanmar (Transnational Institute, 2015)
Silent Offensive: How Burma Army strategies are fuelling the Kachin drug crisis (Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, 2014)
Same Impunity, Same Patterns: Sexual abuses by the Burma Army will not stop
until there is a genuine civilian government (Women's League of Burma, 2014) |
'All You Can Do is Pray' (Human Rights Watch, April 2013)
State Terror in the Kachin Hills: Burma Army attacks against civilians in Northern Burma
(Kachin Women's Association Thailand, 2013) Pushed to the Brink Conflict and human trafficking on the Kachin-China border (Kachin Women's Association, 2013)
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Humanitarian Impact of Landmines in
Burma/Myanmar (Geneva Call, 2011) __"My Gun Was as Tall as Me”: Child Soldiers in Burma (Human Rights Watch, 2002)
Testimonies from "My Gun Was as Tall as Me": Child Soldiers in Burma (Human Rights Watch, 2002) |
NATURAL RESOURCES, SOCIAL ISSUES & DEVELOPMENT
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Grab For White Gold (LaHu Women's Organization, 2012)
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Bitter Pills: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Drug Problems in the Mon Community (Human Rights Foundation of Monland, 2013)
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POLITICS & DEMOCRATIC REFORM
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Myanmar’s Troubled Path to Reform Political Prospects in a Landmark Election Year (Chatham House, February 2015)
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_100 Day's of Burma's Parliament: Strengthening the Status Quo (ALTSEAN BURMA, 2011)
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_China’s Myanmar Strategy: Elections, Ethnic Politics and Economics (International Crisis Group, 2010)
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REFUGEES & IDPs
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_The Chin People of Burma: Unsafe in Burma, Unprotected in India (Human Rights Watch, 2009)
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_Myanmar - Displacement in Kachin State (UN-OCHA, 2011)
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Laws & Treaties
CORE LAWS & AGREEMENTS
OPPRESSIVE LAWS
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_Political Parties Registration Law 2010
*Note: This law was amended by President Thein Sein in October 2011 |
INTERNATIONAL LAWS & TREATIES
Miscellaneous Publications & Documents
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Guide to the 2003 'Roadmap to Democracy'
Brief guide to the generals' 'roadmap', with links to the literature (by David Arnott). |
_Legal Journal on Burma (Lawka Pala)
View & download issues here. Legal Journal on Burma, containing academic articles relevant to legal and political issues in Burma, is published three times a year by Burma Lawyers’ Council (BLC). List of the most problematic provisions in the 2008 Constitution and Burmese laws
(Burma Lawyers' Council, June 2012) |
NLD Policy, Stance and Work Programmes
Presented by Aung San Suu Kyi and translated by The New Light of Myanmar, 15 Mar. 2012 YGN English Magazine, Volume I, 2012 (Young Generation's Note)
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Books:
Burma: The Curse of Independence-Shelby TuckerA good look at the history of the ethnic minorities and the problems of British rule. Understanding the ethnic minorities is key to understanding the scope of the political problems Burma faces today. |
Burma: The State of Myanmar-David I. SteinbergAn academic introduction to Burma, by a long time Burma enthusiast. Many events have occurred since its publication but still an important read. |
Burmese Days-George Orwell'Burmese Days' is a novel based on George Orwell's time as an officer of the Indian Imperial Police during the British occupation of Burma. It follows a cross section of those involved in the colonies in the early part of the 20th century, and it portrays coldly and without judgement the degrees of rascism and exploitative imperialism of those involved. (Available free online!) |
Everything is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma-Emma LarkinA deeply reported account of life in Burma in the months following the disastrous Cyclone Nargis and an analysis of the regime. |
Freedom From Fear and Other Writings-Aung San Suu KyiA collection of Aung San Suu Kyi’s speeches, letters and interviews, from the familiar to the scholarly, edited by her late husband Dr Michael Aris. The third part contains contributions from other writers, who assess Aung San Suu Kyi’s emergence as a political figure in Burma and her later role. It is invaluable as an assessment of the state of Burma and an expression of her fears and aspirations for the country’s future. |
From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey-Pascal Khoo ThweIn his autobiography, Pascal Khoo Thwe describes his upbringing among the Padaung tribe in the hills of Burma and his university education in Mandalay, which is cut short when he speaks out against the corrupt military dictatorship is forced to leave his studies and his family and to begin a life in the jungle as a guerrilla fighter. His life takes yet another dramatic turn when he meets Dr. John Casey, a Cambridge don who arranges for him to study at Cambridge university. |
Letters From Burma-Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi examines the damage done to Burma by the repressive regime, but also celebrates the beautiful landscape as much as the heroic people she has met from all walks of life, and finally also sets out a program of economic recovery for her country. |
Living Silence in Burma: Surviving Under Military Rule-Christina FinkFink's book gives a good account of the history of Burma, as well as thoughtful insight into Burmese culture, society and the horror imposed on the people by the regime. Although it is very thorough and encompasses many topics, it is easy to read and extremely well written. It is certainly a must-read for anybody who wishes to understand the history of the country, the psychological effects of military rule on the people of Burma and the problems facing them today |
Nowhere To Be Home: Narratives From Survivors of Burma's Military Regime-Maggie Lemere and Zoë West (Eds.) (Editor Zoë West is a member of the OBA)In their own words, men and women from Burma describe how their lives have been deeply altered by the country’s military regime: refugees who have fled military-sponsored violence and ethnic and religious persecution, political dissidents jailed and tortured for their actions, and youth and community leaders working for solutions at great personal risk. Woven together, these stories are testament to the complexity and magnitude of the human rights crisis in Burma, as well as to the resilience of its people. |
The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma-Thant Myint-UAn easy-to-read, comprehensive history of Burma, touching upon the old imperial kingdoms up to events in 2006. While covering a vast amount of Burmese history, the book remains engaging throughout, due to both the author's skill and Burma's dramatic and extraordinary story. |
Undaunted: My Struggle for Freedom and Survival in Burma-Zoya PhanThis eye-opening memoir paints a vivid picture of the author's childhood in Burma's war-torn Karen State and refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border. Her inspiring story of struggle and survival recounts her determination to get an education and become a political activist like her father. Phan now works for Burma Campaign UK and speaks out for the Karen and other ethnic groups who do not always have a voice in the international community. |
The Voice of Hope: Conversations with Alan Clements-Aung San Suu Kyi and Alan ClementsThis book is written in an interview format, based on several interviews by Clements of Aung San Suu Kyi. Thanks to very little editing the reader gets Suu Kyi's exact words and it is almost as the reader is the one having the conversation with her. It is a fascinating account of the view of Burma's pro-democracy leader and a very good source for anybody who wants to understand her struggle as well as her reactions to the military government and their abusive ways. |
