Frontline Reports
Housing, land and property rights in Burma
by Daniel Pedersen on Dec.11, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
Understanding the present, preparing for the future
Displacement Solutions & The HLP Institute
Geneva, SwitzerlandDecember 12, 2009
The deplorable human rights record of Burma’s military junta has been a key focus of
international attention for many years. The military has ruled the country for half a century, and has presided over a collapse of the economy and of social services.
A combination of deliberate abuse, a general climate of impunity, and out-dated and ineffective social policies all contribute to a fundamental absence of basic human rights in this country of 55 million people.
To date, the bulk of attention has focused on important questions of political prisoners, denial of basic freedoms, forced labour, forced displacement, as well as the other abuses related to the army’s brutal counter-insurgency policies.
However, there are additional types of rights abuses that are not as frequently mentioned, but that have a critical impact on the daily lives of millions of people across Burma. And it is these – housing, land and property (HLP) rights – that form the contents of this important new book.
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SPDC documents reveal fascist regime [English]
by Daniel Pedersen on Nov.30, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
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by Daniel Pedersen on Nov.30, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
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by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.28, 2009, under Frontline Reports
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by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.27, 2009, under Frontline Reports
Euro-Burma office election monitor
Mae Sot, ThailandOctober 27, 2009
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NDF statement rejecting SPDC’s 2010 elections
by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.15, 2009, under Frontline Reports
The National Democratic Front has issued a statement reaffirming its position of rejecting the SPDC’s 2010 elections which will implement the 2008 Constitution, adopted by force and fraudulent means. The NDF has already declared its total rejection of the SPDC road map. The ethnic political organizations inside of Burma such as the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), the Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) and other similar organizations have already issued statements rejecting the SPDC 2008 Constitution and the 2010 elections
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NDF website at http://www.ndf-burma.org”
KNU policy on Burma’s 2010 elections
by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.15, 2009, under Burma reportage, Frontline Reports, Northern Thailand, The Karen
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
October15, 2009
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Military engagements in KNLA areas
by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.15, 2009, under Battles, Frontline Reports
Summary report
August 1 to 31, 2009
Between KNLA, SPDC and DKBA troops
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Crimes in Burma
by Daniel Pedersen on Oct.01, 2009, under Frontline Reports
World’s leading jurists call for investigation into crimes against humanity, war crimes in Burma
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MANew report from Harvard Law School finds that UN documents on Burma provide grounds for investigation into international crimes; calls for more concerted UN action on Burma.
Five of the world’s leading international jurists have commissioned a report from the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, calling for the UN Security Council to act on more than fifteen years of condemnation from other UN bodies on human rights abuses in Burma
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Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School
Livelihood consequences of SPDC restrictions and patrols in Nyaunglebin District
by Daniel Pedersen on Sep.27, 2009, under Burma reportage, Frontline Reports, The Karen
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by Daniel Pedersen on Sep.24, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
Central Executive Committee
Mae Sot, ThailandSeptember 18, 2009
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Corridor of power [English]
by Daniel Pedersen on Sep.10, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
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by Daniel Pedersen on Sep.10, 2009, under Frontline Reports, Twitter
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by Daniel Pedersen on Jul.28, 2009, under Frontline Reports
The future of the cease-fire agreements in Burma
Transnational Institute
Amsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 27, 2009
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the first ceasefire agreements in Burma, which put a stop to decades of fighting between the military government and a wide range of ethnic armed opposition groups. These groups had taken up arms against the government in search of more autonomy and ethnic rights. The military government has so far failed to address the main grievances and aspirations of the cease-fire groups. The regime now wants them to disarm or become border-guard forces. It also wants them to form new political parties which would participate in the controversial 2010 elections. They are unlikely to do so unless some of their basic demands are met. This raises many serious questions about the future of the cease-fires
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"Secret Genocide is a scholarly book on the plight of the Karen of Burma. Author Daniel Pedersen writes about the secret genocide of the Karen people at the hands of the Burmese junta, who use murder, rape, forced labour and torture to quell their enemies. Decades after the Karen took up arms against Rangoon; there is no telling when - or if - their struggle for a secure homeland will finally be accomplished"
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