Aung Min Khine, a 16-year-old student protestor, Burma Aung Min Khine, a 16-year-old student protestor, talks about how he was arrested, detained and severely beaten by over a dozen riot […]
Day: August 26, 2015
“The military, not the court decides”
Thein Than Oo, practicing lawyer, Burma In this interview Thein Than Oo, a practicing lawyer in Burma, talks about his arrest and detention on two occasions, and his disbarment from […]
“We have to fight against unjust law with just law”
Myint Thwin, practicing lawyer and former political prisoner, Burma In this interview, Myint Thwin, a practicing lawyer and former political prisoner, talks about his personal experience of being arrested, detained […]
“To sign UNCAT depends on who holds the real power”
Dr.Aung Moe Nyo, Member of Parliament (Pyithu Hluttaw), National League for Democracy, Burma In this interview, Dr. Aung Moe Nyo, of the National League for Democracy, and Member of Parliament […]
Mind of steel, heart of gold: tribute to U Win Tin
Debby Chan Sze Wan, PhD candidate at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, the University of Hong Kong. The great Chinese philosopher Confucius said, “The superior man does not, […]
Burma’s silent struggle: ensuring mental health of tortured political prisoners
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), Burma Earlier this year the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that whilst Burma had promised to end the era of […]
The Legacy of Dictatorship in Myanmar’s Judicial System
Thein Than Oo, Myanmar Lawyers’ Network “Myanmar is a country in which the rule of law is lexically present but semantically absent.” (Nick Cheesman- Opposing the Rule of Law). The […]
Twelve stories of torture cases in Burma, 2012-15
Burma Desk, AHRC Story 1: Volunteer teachers sexually assaulted and killed inside a church compound Names of victims: Maran Lu Ra, 21 and Tangbau Hkown Nan Tsin, 20 Date of […]
Myanmar: Ruling under militarized police
Min Lwin Oo, associate, AHRC Burma Desk After the coup d’etat by Myanmar’s army in September 1988, the People’s Police Force became the Myanmar Police Force. The State Law and […]