Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong In the weeks after Cyclone Nargis swept through lower Burma on 2 and 3 May 2008, bringing in its wake a tidal wave that […]
Month: September 2008
Ten case studies in illegal arrest and imprisonment
during the military-led crackdown on protestors. They searched her and although she only had her ID cards, a small amount of money and some personal items, they tied her hands […]
Ne Win, Maung Maung and how to drive a legal system crazy in two short decades
Burma Desk, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong September 2008 is a month of many anniversaries for Burma. It is, as this special edition of article 2 (vol. 7, no. […]
Introduction: Saffron Revolution imprisoned, law demented
Editorial board, article 2 One year after the nationwide monk-led protests that shook Burma in response to a dramatic and sudden increase in fuel price rises on 15 August 2007, […]
Foreword: Dual policy approach needed on Burma
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong Despite many decades of talk about democracy in Burma, things have further degenerated. Unfortunately, this […]