Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions (CRS Reports)
The release of all Burma’s political prisoners is one of the fundamental goals of U.S. policy. Several of the laws imposing sanctions on Burma—including the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-61) and the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti- Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-286)—require the release of all political prisoners before the sanctions can be terminated. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (P.L. 113- 76) requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to “support programs for former political prisoners” in Burma, as well as “monitor the number of political prisoners in Burma.”Burma’s President Thein Sein pledged during a July 2013 trip to the United Kingdom to release all “prisoners of conscience” in his country by the end of the year. Since his announcement, he granted amnesties or pardons on seven occasions. While President Thein Sein has asserted that all political prisoners have been freed, several Burmese organizations maintain that dozens of political prisoners remain in jail and that new political prisoners continue to be arrested andsentenced.Hopes for a democratic government and national reconciliation in Burma depend on the release of prisoners, including those associated with the country’s ethnic groups. Several ethnic-based political parties have stated they will not participate in parliamentary elections until their members are released. Also, prospects for stable ceasefires and lasting peace with various ethnicbased militias may depend on the release of their members currently in detention.Estimates of how many political prisoners are being detained in Burma vary. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), or AAPP(B), a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying and locating political prisoners in Burma, the Burmese government was incarcerating 84 political prisoners as of the end of August.
yazar | Michael F. Martin |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 21,6 x 0,2 x 27,9 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 15 Eylül 2014 |
Icon Group International 5 Ocak 2017 Collectif Babadada Gmbh 1 x 13,5 x 21 cm 31 Ağustos 2012 3 Ocak 2017 1 Eylül 2020 21,6 x 0,2 x 27,9 cm 20,3 x 0,6 x 25,4 cm Kolektif 14.81 x 0.48 x 21.01 cm 28 Şubat 2018 4 Ocak 2017 United States Congress 17.78 x 0.61 x 25.4 cm 21,6 x 0,6 x 27,9 cm HardPress Publishing
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yazar | Michael F. Martin Congressional Research Service |
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isbn 10 | 1502505940 |
isbn 13 | 978-1502505941 |
Yayımcı | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Dilim | İngilizce |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 21,6 x 0,2 x 27,9 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions (CRS Reports) | 15 Eylül 2014 |
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