BURMA, TOTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS: DISSECTION OF A PROJECT:

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I - Project Description: A. Figures and facts; B. Development of the construction; C. The pipeline route and the protection of the construction sites; D. Methods of employment... II - Support for the junta: A. An act of moral and political support; B. Disregard for civil society and its legitimate representatives - TOTAL'S interest in upholding the junta; C. Economic support; D. Logistical and military support... III - A Judicial Void: A. The coup d'etat and the absence of rule of law; B. Burma's obligations under international law... IV - Human Rights Violations in conjunction with the Pipeline:- A. Militarisation: 1. Attacks on the project; 2. Reprisals... B. Forced relocation of the population: 1. Evictions from villages; 2. Expropriations... C. Forced labour: 1. Forced labour and the general infrastructure; 2. Forced labour and security; 3. The case of the Ye-Tavoy railway; 4. The porters of the Burmese army... D. Other violations: 1. Summary executions; 2. Torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading practices; 3. Rape and violence against women; 4. Violations of economic, social and cultural rights; 5. Environmental rights... V - Conclusions and Recommendations.

Creator/author: 

Beatrice Laroche, Anne-Christine Habbard

Source/publisher: 

Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH)

Date of Publication: 

1996-11-00

Date of entry: 

2005-08-29

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English

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