This report provides information about the criminal justice system and other developments which was obtained during a trip of Amnesty International to Myanmar in December 2003. Areas covered in the report are: political arrests; trials and sentencing, including death sentences; ill-treatment and torture; laws criminalizing the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression; and prison conditions. This document reflects discussions Amnesty International held with Myanmar government officials, including the Minister for Home Affairs; Deputy Foreign Minister; Attorney General and Chief Justice; and police and prison officials. Amnesty International is concerned that many if not most of the fair trial guarantees under international law and standards are denied to political detainees in Myanmar. In that context reference is made to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
This report provides information about the criminal justice system and other developments which was obtained during a trip of Amnesty International to Myanmar in December 2003. Areas covered in the report are: political arrests; trials and sentencing, including death sentences; ill-treatment and torture; laws criminalizing the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression; and prison conditions. This document reflects discussions Amnesty International held with Myanmar government officials, including the Minister for Home Affairs; Deputy Foreign Minister; Attorney General and Chief Justice; and police and prison officials. Amnesty International is concerned that many if not most of the fair trial guarantees under international law and standards are denied to political detainees in Myanmar. In that context reference is made to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
