USDA: The Organization Strengthening the Military Rule in Burma (Myanmar)

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"...USDA which stands for Union Solidarity and Development Association was formed by SLORC in 1992 under the patronage of the Chairman of SLORC (later it changed to SPDC - State Peace and Development Council), Senior Gen. Than Shwe, and it has been receiving full supports - financial supports, technical supports and leadership supports - by the regime. The regime also formed this USDA Executive Committees in every State/Division, Towship/ Town Ward, Village Tract/ Village level. Their structure is Top-Down organizing system, and the decision making process is always Top-Down. Therefore, the USDA Central Executive Committee (CEC) which made up of the generals and veteran military commanders, instructed to State/Division USDA CEC and then instructions flow to Township/ Town Ward USDA and then Village Tract/ Village levels. Since the formation of USDA, it has openly supported the regime political agenda and especially in opposing the NLD and other oppositions' political agenda and activities. The people can also identify that USDA is equal to military regime...II. USDA, an Elite In the Community...III. USDA's Political Agendas - A Future Winner In Elections... IV. USDA Current Activities Restricting the Civil Society - USDA against Mon Literature Protection...V. USDA: As Paramilitary Force...VI. USDA's Involvement In Human Rights Violations..."

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"The Mon Forum" Issue No. 4/2005

Date of Publication: 

2005-04-30

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2006-05-28

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