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As a service to our readers, The Irrawaddy is creating a virtual library of Burma-related reports available on the Internet. Most of these reports can be downloaded free of charge from Web sites run by various organizations.
Please note that The Irrawaddy is not the source of these materials and is not in any way profiting from this new service. Just click on the “More information” link below each brief summary to go to a Web site where you can download the report. (The Irrawaddy is not responsible for the content of external Web sites.)
If you have a report that you would like to share with our readers, please let us know by submitting details to information@irrawaddy.org.
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Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar: Options for U.S. Policy
Asia Society, July 2010
The most recent report by Asia Society, titled "Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar: Options for U.S. Policy" is the product of a Task Force that was chaired by US Gen (ret.) Wesley Clark and the former administrator of USAID, Henrietta Fore, and is directed by Suzanne DiMaggio, Asia Society’s Director of Policy. It recommends framing US policy toward Burma based on changes taking place in the country with careful consideration of how the instruments at the United States’ disposal, including both the engagement and sanctions sides of the equation, can be tapped to encourage political and economic reform. More information |
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Burma's 2010 Elections: Implications of the New Constitution and Election Laws
Michael F. Martin, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service, April 2010
This 19-page congessional report is a brief summary of the pre-election process in Burma and the steps taken by the Obama administration vis-a vis its perception of democratic reform in Burma since the constitional referendum of May 2008. The report provides an overview of articles and laws pertinent to the election, and offers Congress a handful of options in developing its Burma policy. More information |
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“Community-based Assessment of Human Rights in a Complex Humanitarian Emergency: the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis”
Conflict and Health, April 2010
Mostly compiled by a team from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Public Health and Human Rights, this 14-page document analyzes human rights abuses in regions devastated by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, as well as documenting the resultant water shortages and lack of access to health services. The report relies on the testimonies of 103 cyclone survivors and relief workers collected by volunteers of Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma. More information |
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“I Want to Help My Own People”
Human Rights Watch, April 2010
Sub-headed “State Control and Civil Society in Burma after Cyclone Nargis,” this 102-page report details the response to the May 2008 cyclone by NGOs and civic groups, juxtaposed alongside the military government's lack of response and obstruction of aid. Human Rights Watch analyzes the constitutional referendum held in the wake of the cyclone disaster, as well as the continued repression, including forced labor, of cyclone survivors by the military junta. More information |
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From the Tiger to the Crocodile
Human Rights Watch, February 2010
The 124-page report is based on 82 interviews with migrants from neighboring Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. It describes the widespread and severe human rights abuses faced by migrant workers in Thailand, including killings, torture in detention, extortion, and sexual abuse, and labor rights abuses such as trafficking, forced labor, and restrictions on organizing. More information |
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