Fueling Abuse: Foreign Investment and Terror in Burma

WITNESS, in collaboration with Burma Humanitarian Mission and students at the Bard Human Rights Clinic, exposes the oppression of Karen ethnic minority civilians in Eastern Burma. This 6-minute video draws attention to the dire situation in Burma, where the military junta is systematically uprooting...

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Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d1d14644-5f32-43b5-8863-1e333be25027
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description WITNESS, in collaboration with Burma Humanitarian Mission and students at the Bard Human Rights Clinic, exposes the oppression of Karen ethnic minority civilians in Eastern Burma. This 6-minute video draws attention to the dire situation in Burma, where the military junta is systematically uprooting villages and brutalizing the civilian population. Foreign investment has provided much of the funding to fuel the repressive policies of the junta, and the video draws attention to the action campaigns of the leading advocacy groups pressuring companies to withdraw from projects in Burma.
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institution Open Society Archives at Central European University
language English
spellingShingle Fueling Abuse: Foreign Investment and Terror in Burma
[Education, War crimes and trials, Human rights organizations, War prisoners, Exiles/Political refugees, Feminist movements/Women's movements, Concentration camps/Internment camps/Forced labor camps, Military Conflicts and Activities]
title Fueling Abuse: Foreign Investment and Terror in Burma
topic [Education, War crimes and trials, Human rights organizations, War prisoners, Exiles/Political refugees, Feminist movements/Women's movements, Concentration camps/Internment camps/Forced labor camps, Military Conflicts and Activities]
url http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d1d14644-5f32-43b5-8863-1e333be25027