"We want the world to know that we are prisoners in our own country"
Aung San Suu Kyi
HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION MANUAL SERIES:
The Darkness We See:
Torture in Burma's Interrogation Centers and Prisons
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) PO Box 93 Mae Sot Tak Province 63110 Thailand Contact by email at info@aappb.org
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
PO Box 93 Mae Sot Tak Province 63110 Thailand
Contact by email at info@aappb.org
1. Assist families of political prisoners to visit their loved ones
2. Support political prisoners by providing essential food and medicines
3. Monitor and report on prison conditions
4. Publicize arrests, and the life stories of political activists
5. Work with AI, HRW, the UN and others to advocate on behalf of political prisoners
6. Assist with the rehabilitation of ex-political prisoners
"What you can do"
1. Make a donation to support AAPP's work
2. Put pressure on companies that are dealing with the military junta in your respective countries to cut ties with Burma
3. Campaign for the release of all Burma political prisoners
4. Condemn arbitrary arrest and all forms of torture
5. Tell friends and family about political prisoners and ask them to support the work of AAPP, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch
