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ICVA team visited the Burmese refugee camps in Thailand and Burma with one team member on to visit the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh from 24 August to 8 September 1992. Close on 500 children are dying each day from largely preventable causes. The time is right for international NGOs to consider providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma.
The existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, and prevent humanitarian crises. These human rights include freedom from torture, freedom of expression, press freedom, women's rights, children's rights, and the protection of minorities. This book surveys the countries of Asia and the Pacific and is augmented by a current bibliography and useful indexes by subject, title and author. CONTENTS: Preface; Part I. Australia; Brunei; Burma; Cambodia; China (Taiwan only); China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong and Macau); East Timor; Fiji; Indonesia; Japan; Kiribati; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Republic of Korea; Laos, Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Mongolia; Nauru; New Zealand; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Thailand; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Vietnam; Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Part II. Special Bibliography; Part III. Indexes by Subject, Title and Author.
Topics covered include: children and youth, drugs, education, environment, foreign policy, health, hunger, indigenous people, migration and immigration, population, rainforests, tourism, and women.
Contains current information on the cultural, social, political and economical differences and similarities between India and South Asia.
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This account of the Burmese people's life under military dictatorship tells the story of Burma's struggle for independence and democracy. It is based on interviews with hundreds of Burmese, from ordinary citizens to freedom fighters in the jungle.
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