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• ICFTU: Fifty added to union's Burma hit list (January 11, 2004 The Independent)

• Burma: Amnesty calls for Actions not words (Press Release, 23 December 2003)

• Reaction to U.S. Criticism of Democratic Reforms Department of State Press Briefing 17 December 2003

• National Reconciliation Meetings in Bangkok Department of State Press Briefing 15 December 2003

• Burmese Roadmap Department of State Press Briefing 10 December 2003

• DOT: Treasury Department Designates Burma and Two Burmese Banks to be of "Primary Money Laundering Concern" and Announces Proposed Countermeasures 19 November 2003

• Statement by Mr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro 58th Session of the General Assembly, Third Committee, Item 117 (c), 12 November 2003

• Forum-Asia supports UN Special Repapporteur's calls for the release of political prisoners 10 November 2003

• 10 Downing Street: BAT pull out of Burma 6 November 2003

• US Congressional Record (5 November 2003)

• FATF Sanction : An international anti-corruption group says it is imposing sanctions on Burma for failing to crack down on money-laundering (3 November 2003)

• Sanctions Against Burma and Effect on Garment Industry and Sex Trade (Excerpt from Dep't of State Daily Press Briefing on 30 October 2003)

• US Dept of State: Status of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (30 September 2003)

• Annual Presidential Determinations Of Major Illicit Drug-Producing and Drug-Transit Countries

• Nobel Laureates Appeal for Release of Burmese Opposition Leader (17 September 2003)

• Remarks With Thailand Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai on 19 October 2003

• Colin Powell's Press Briefing En Route to Bangkok, APEC October 19 2003

• U.S. Department of State:Press Statement "Burma Aung San Suu Kyi's Hunger Strike" 31 August 2003

• President Bush signs Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act 28 July 2003

• U.S. Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act 2003

• Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma For the Period March 28, 2001 - September 27, 2001 Released February 11, 2002.

• 107th CONGRESS_1st Session_H. CON. RE. 211_CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (Commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Government of Burma.(Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2001.)

• Press group urges sanctions for Burma 8,1,2001 ( The Boston Globe )
  ''Torture is still commonplace in prisons and detention centers, and some journalists suffer from serious mental disorders resulting from long periods of isolation,'' the report said. ''Censorship, threats, and arrests are still the routine for journalists working for the few private media in the country and for political activists who speak out against the situation in Burma.''

• House Concurrent Resolution 328 (H. Con. Res. 328) passed by the United States House of Representatives on October 10, 2000 and by the U.S. Senate on July 19, 2000

• Resolution Adopted by the Quebec National Assembly, December 8, 1999

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United Nations Genereal Assembly Resolutions

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INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION(IPU)

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International Labour Organization(ILO)

Index of ILO Press Releases

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2001

• Report of the ILO's High-Level Team Geneva, November 2001

• Report of ILO mission to Burma (17-19 May 2001)

2000

• ILO Governing Body opens the way for unprecedented action against forced labour in Myanmar Friday 17 November 2000 ( ILO/00/44 )

• ILO mission en route for Myanmar (Burma)as November deadline approaches for Myanmar's compliance with ILO Convention on forced labour,Thursday 19 October 2000 ( ILO/00/39 )

• International Labour Conference adopts new Conventionand Recommendation on Maternity Protection Sets deadline for action against Myanmar,Thursday 15 June 2000 ( ILO/00/28 )

• International Labour Conference adopts Resolution targeting forced labour in Myanmar (Burma) Wednesday 14 June 2000 ( ILO/00/27 )

• ILO mission opens talkswith Government in Myanmar (Burma)Tuesday 23 May 2000 ( ILO/00/18 )

• Forced labour persists in Myanmar ILO applies extraordinary Constitutional procedures,Wednesday 29 March 2000
  ( ILO/00/9 )

• Declaration follow-up, Gender symposium and Myanmar on agenda of 277th Governing Body session Wednesday 15 March 2000( ILO/00/5 )

1999

• ILO concludes 87th Conference Adopts new instruments against child labour and resolution on Myanmar Thursday 17 June 1999 ILO/99/23

• Forced labour in Myanmar still widespread, says ILO Tuesday 25 May 1999 ( ILO/99/12 )

• ILO Governing Body Agrees on Follow-up to Declaration on Fundamental Rights Requests action on Myanmar Commission of Inquiry Thursday 25 March 1999 ( ILO/99/8 )

1998

• Governing Body Establishes Follow-up to ILO Declaration on Fundamental Human Rights:
  First Reports to Appear in 1999 Myanmar cited for systematic use of forced labour, Friday 20 November 1998
  ( ILO/98/40 )

• Report of ILO Commission of Inquiry reveals widespread and systematic use of forced labour in Myanmar (Burma) Thursday 20 August 1998 ( ILO/98/32

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United States Department of Labor

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

• 2000 Report on Labor Practices in Burma February 2000 Prepared by: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs

• REPORT ON LABOR PRACTICES IN BURMA September 1998

• Summary of the 1998 Report on Labor Practices in Burma

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2002

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2001

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2000

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1999

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1998

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1997

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1996

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1995

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1994

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1993

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U.S Department of State

• US Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights in Burma 2002

• U.S Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights in Burma 2001

   

• U.S Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights in Burma 2000

• U.S Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights in Burma 1999

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1998

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1997

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1996

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1995

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1994

• U.S. Department of State Reports on Situation of Human Rights In Burma 1993

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U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom in Burma

• 2003 Annual Report on Internation Religious Freeedom: Burma

• 2002 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: Burma

• 2001 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: Burma

• 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: Burma

• 1999 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom: Burma

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Human Rights Watchs

• Human Rights Report 2003

• Human Rights Report 2002

• Human Rights Report 2001

• Human Rights Report 2000

• Human Rights Report 1999

• Human Rights Report 1998

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• Amnesty International Annual Report 2002

• Amnesty International Annual Report 2001

• Myanmar: The institution of torture ( Reports )

• Amnesty International Annual Report 2000

• Amnesty International Annual Report 1999

• Amnesty International Annual Report 1998

• Amnesty International Annual Report 1997

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Earth Rights International

• Entrenched: an Investigative Report on the Systematic Use of Forced Labor in a Rural Area (ERI Report, June 2003)

• We are not Free to Work for Ourselves: Forced Labor and Other Human Rights Abuses in Burma (June 2002)
  Yadana Gas Pipeline Campaign

• Boycotting Teak and Other Burmese Goods

• Japan Research Initiative

• International Financial Institutions

• Documenting the situation of women from Burma

• Stop the Tasang Dam Campaign

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Reporters Without Borders

• Report from Reporters Without Borders stated that 18 Burmese media professionals are still behind bars in Burma, July 31 2001

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Europen Union Resolutions on Burma

• EU Council implementing Commond position on Burma 22 December 2003

• EU Commission Regulation on Burma 23 December 2003

• EU Council Common Position 21 October 2003

• EU President Decleration 5 September 2003

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 4 September 2003

• EU Council Regulation 7 July 2003 (PDF)

• EU Council Decision 20 June 2003 (PDF)

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 5 June 2003

• EU Council Conclusions 16 June 2003

• EU Commission Regulation 20 June 2003 (PDF)

• EU Commission Regulation 28 April 2003 (PDF)

• EU Common Position 28 April 2003 (PDF)

• EU Council Conclusions 14 April 2003

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 13 March 2003

• EU President Decleration 18 February 2003 (PDF)

• EU Commission Regulation 22 October 2002 (PDF)

• EU Council Common Position 21 October 2002 (PDF)

• EU Conncil Common Position 22 April 2002 (PDF)

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 11 April 2002

• EU Council Common Position 29 October 2001 (PDF)

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 4 October 2001

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 16 November 2000

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 7 September 2000

• EU Council Regulation 22 May 2000 (PDF)

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 18 May 2000

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 15 April 1999

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 17 September 1998

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 16 July 1998

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 14 May 1998

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 19 February 1998

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 12 June 1997

• EU Council Common Position 28 October 1996

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 23 October 1996

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 20 June 1996

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 23 May1996

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 14 December 1995

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 15 June 1995

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 16 February 1995

• European Parliament resolution on Burma 29 September 1994

• EU Council Statement 29 July 1991

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