BEYOND RANGOON: RELATED RESOURCES

Massachusetts Burma Law:

General Laws of Massachusets, Chapter 7 Executive Office for Administration and Finance.

Federal Burma Law:

Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997 -- Prohibiting New Investment in Burma (PDF) From the Federal Register.
Burmese Sanctions Regulations -- 31 CFR Part 537 (PDF) Final rule from the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, implementing Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997. From the Federal Register.

Burma:

CIA -- The World Factbook 1999 -- Burma Basic facts and statistics about Burma.
Burma - Consular Information Sheet From the U.S. Department of State, September 14, 1999.
Search the World: Myanmar (Burma) From WashingtonPost.com.
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Myanmar News Includes news stories, related web sites, opinion, editorials and more.

Agencies and Organizations:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yangon, Myanmar) Information on internal developments, foreign relations and more.
Myanmar- ASEAN website Includes news, political commentary and more. In English, German, French and Japanese.
Myanmar Information Committee Collection of information sheets (1996 - present).
- Exchanging Arms for Peace Home Page Includes "The New Light of Myanmar" articles, peace news, statistics and more.
- Unity is No. 1 National consolidation statements.
Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations and Other International Organizations, Geneva Includes a press release contesting the accuracy of the US Department of Labor's "2000 Report on Labor Practices in Burma."
The Burma Project The Burma Project assists Burman refugees as well as refugees from other ethnic groups by providing opportunities for education, job training, and communication. The site features Burma resources, news, information and more.
Amnesty International Amnesty Internation is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
- Publications and News Releases - Myanmar Includes annual reports (1997-1999), other reports, and news releases.
- Amnesty International Burma Group Includes news, information on selected prisoners of conscience, and other human rights resources.
BurmaSong Features Radio Free Burma, Real Media video interviews of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese liberation songs and more.
Free Burma Coalition Includes news, current campaigns, educational materials and more.
Free Burma - No Petro-dollars for SLORC Campaign Campaign to escalate public attention and pressure on oil companies in the southern Burma Tenasserim watershed to withdraw their operations and investment from Burma until a genuine democratic government is in place.
Human Rights Watch: Burma Features HRW World Reports on Burma (1998-2000), "Burma/Thailand: No Safety in Burma, No Sanctuary in Thailand," "Children's Rights and the Rule of Law," and other publications.

Burma - Human Rights:

Country Report on Human Rights Practices. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State.
- Burma Report: 1999
- Burma Report: 1998
- Burma Report: 1997
- Burma Report: 1996
- Burma Report: 1995 (Gopher)
- Burma Report: 1994 (Gopher)
- Burma Report: 1993 (Gopher)
U.S. Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Burma Features U.S. policy statements (1994-2000), legislation, international support, Department of Labor Report on Labor Practices in Burma, State Department Human Rights Report, and Summary of Sanctions. From the U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs.
2000 Report on Labor Practices in Burma From the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor.
- Report on Labor Practices in Burma: 1998
U.N. Resolution on Human Rights Situation in Burma
96/635/CFSP: Common Position of 28 October 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Burma/Myanmar
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union, by the Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus and Malta and the EFTA countries, members of the European Economic Area on Burma/Myanmar Date: 2000-01-17.
Declaration by the European Union on Burma Date: 1998-11-04.
Declaration by the European Union on Burma/Myanmar Date: 1998-10-12.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Burma/Myanmar Date: 1998-09-14.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the recent developments in Myanmar/Burma Date: 1998-07-31.
Declaration by the European Union and associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the associated country Cyprus and the EFTA countries members of the European Economic Area on the prolongation of the Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma Date: 1998-05-15.
Declaration by the European Union on the accession of Cambodia, Laos and Burma/Myanmar to ASEAN Date: 1997-06-10.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Myanmar/Burma Date: 1997-06-02.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Karen refugees Date: 1997-03-05.
Proposal to Withdraw Myanmar's GSP entitlement for agricultural products Date: 1997-02-18.
Myanmar: Withdrawing of the benefit of the GSP Date: 1996-12-18.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Myanmar Date: 1996-11-18.
Declaration by the European Union, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, concerning Myanmar Date: 1996-11-07.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Burma Date: 1996-07-05.
Initiation of an investigation of forced labour practices in Myanmar Date: 1996-01-16.
Myanmar Asylum Response Information on (1) whether the government maintains lists of political dissidents, (2) existing exit control procedures of the Burmese government, and (3) the ability of a government opponent to obtain an exit permit. From the INS Resource Information Center.
Myanmar Asylum Response Information on (1) whether there are lists of people to be arrested by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), now the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and (2) whether it is likely that high profile dissident on the list of people to be arrested by the SPDC would exit Myanmar with a passport validated and stamped by the SPDC. From the INS Resource Information Center.

Natsios v. National Foreign Trade Council:

Supreme Court Center Features the legal briefs filed in the Natsios case, the appellate court decision and more.
U.S. Supreme Court Questions Myanmar Trade Law From FindLaw Legal News. March 22, 2000.
Profile of the National Foreign Trade Council From USA*ENGAGE.
U.S. Trade with Burma (Myanmar) in 1999 From U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Trade with Burma (Myanmar) in 1998 From U.S. Census Bureau.

Aung San Suu Kyi:

Heroines of Peace Essays on nine female awardees, including Aung San Suu Kyi, of the Nobel Peace Prize. By Irwin Abrams of Antioch University.
Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi From BBC News.
Voice of Freedom: Aung San Suu Kyi From the Digital Freedom Network.