AAPP and Burma Partnership (2015) How to Defend the Defenders? A Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Burma and Appropriate Protection Mechanisms Testimonies and reports from inside the country have painted a very different picture to the…
Date: July 31, 2015The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) and the Former Political Prisoners Society (FPPS) are greatly disappointed at the release of only a handful of political prisoners yesterday, among thousands of criminal offenders set free in the…
AAPP co-founder and Join Secretary Bo Kyi speaks at a press conference held by Myanmar activists and former political prisoners on May 26, 2009, calling for the UN to intervene in Suu Kyi case.
Summary of the Current SituationJune, 2015As of the end of June, there are 169 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 446 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. MONTH IN REVIEWThis month, 24 political activists were charged in total. One…
photo credit Ba Thet Aung (FB) Date: June 11, 2015The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), also known as AAPP, has received reports over recent months regarding the deterioration of the health of several political prisoners in Burma’s prisons, raising…
MONTH IN REVIEWThis month, 49 political activists were charged in total, 41 of which were arrested and are currently being held in detention. Sixteen were sentenced, and two were released. Four political prisoners, Sai Tin Min Tun, Zaw Thet Aung,…
Summary of the current SituationAs of the end of April, there are 157 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 453 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The government continues to violate the rights of its citizens, silencing its critics…
ABSDF (1996) Cries From Insein Cries From Inseinby Win Naing OoThse articles were published in 1996 by the ABSDF (All Burma Students’ Democratic Front).1. Read > 1.1 Structure of the Prison2. Read > 2.1 Prison Instruction Cell3. Read > Corruption…
Summary of the Current SituationMarch, 2015As of the end of March 173 political prisoners remain incarcerated in Burma, with 316 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. The government continues to disregard its responsibility to adhere to international human rights…