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 […]
Burma/Myanmar
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 […]
Burma’s cheap muscle
Burma Desk, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong Police stations around Burma have a sign at their gates saying, “May I help you”, but for most citizens the hope is […]
Nargis: World’s worst response to a natural disaster
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 […]
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 […]
Foreword: Still no cure for political lunacy
Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong While scientists and health practitioners have found ways to cure or alleviate many forms of […]