Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) AAPP report in Burmese The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), also known as AAPP,
is a non-profit human rights organization based in Mae Sot, Thailand. AAPP was founded in 2000
by former political prisoners living in exile on the Thai/Burma border.
Since then, the organization has been run by former political prisoners,
with two offices being opened inside Burma in 2012, one in Rangoon and the other in Mandalay.
AAPP advocates and lobbies for the release of remaining political prisoners and
for the improvement of the lives of political prisoners after their release.
The various assistance programs for political prisoners and their family members
are aimed at ensuring they have access to education, vocational trainings, mental
health counseling and healthcare.
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AA; Arakan Army: ááášáááŻááˇáşáááşáááŹáş
ABFSU: All Burma Federation of Student Unions: áááŹáááŻááşááśááŻáśá¸áááŻááşáᏠáááťáŹááşá¸ááŹá¸áááášáááťáŹá¸
áĄáąá˝á˛áˇááťáŻááş
ALP/ALA: Arakan Liberation Party/Arakan Liberation Army: ááááŻááşáá˝ááşá ááŹááşááá¸áááşáááŹáş
AMFSU: All Myanmar Federation of Sangha Unions
ANP: Arakan National Party: ááááŻááşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááŤááŽ
ANREN: Arakan Natural Resources and Environmental Network
ARSA: Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
CTUM: Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar: áááşááŹáááŻááşááśááŻáśá¸áááŻááşáᏠáĄááŻááşáááŹá¸áááášáááťáŹá¸
áĄáąá˝á˛áˇááťá°ááş
DKBA: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army: ááŽáááŻáááá áŽáĄááť ááŻá¸ áᯠááááşáˇáááşááááŹáş
EAO ethnic armed organizations: áááŻááşáááşá¸ááŹá¸áááşáááşáááŻááş áááŹáşáážááşááá¸áĄáąá˝á˛áˇáĄá ááşá¸ááťáŹá¸
FTUM: Federation of Trade Unions Myanmar
FGD, focus group discussion: áŚá¸áááşáĄáŻááşá áŻááá˝á¸ááá˝á¸áá˝á˛
HRD, Human Right Defender: áá°áˇáĄáá˝ááşáˇáĄááá¸ááŹáá˝ááşáá áŹááşáˇááážáŹááşáá°
ICESCR: á áŽá¸áá˝áŹá¸ááá¸á áá°áážáŻááá¸áážááşáˇ áááşáááťá¸áážáŻ ááááŻááşáá˝ááşáˇáááŻááşáᏠᥠáááş áááşáááŻááşááŹááááŹáá°áážáŻá áŹááťáŻááş
ICJ: International Criminal Juries
IDP: Internally Displaced Person: áááááşá á˝ááşáˇáá˝áŹáá˝ááşá áá¸ááááşá¸ááážáŹááşááááá°
IIFFMM: áááşááŹáááŻááşááśáááŻááşáᏠáá˝ááşáááşááᏠáááŻááşááśáááŹáĄááťááşáĄáááş áážáŹááąá˝ááá¸áá áşáážááş
KIO/KIA: Kachin Independence Organization/Kachin Independence Army: áááťááşáá˝ááşá ááŹááşááá¸
áááşááááŹáş
áĄáááŻáááŹááş ááąáŤááŹáąáźáąáťáŹá¸
á.
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HUMANRIGHTS
KNC: Kachin National Congress: áááťááşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸áá˝ááşááááş
KNGY: Kayan New Generation Youth
KNPP/KA: Karenni National Progressive Party: ááááşááŽáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸áááŻá¸áááşááá¸ááŤááŽ
Karenni Army: ááááşááŽáááşááááŹáş
KNU/KNLA: Karen National Union: ááááşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸áĄá ááşá¸áĄááŻáśá¸ /Karen National Liberation Army
KPC: KNU/KNLA Peace Council: ááááş áĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸áĄá ááşá¸áĄááŻáśá¸/ááááşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸
áá˝ááşá ááŹááşááá¸áááşááááŹáş áááááşá¸ááťááşá¸ááá¸áááŹááşá áŽ
LGBT (Myanmar): ááááşá áááşáá˝á˛ ááŹá¸áá°ááťáŹá¸
Ma Ba Tha: Association for the Protection of Nationality and Religion: áĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹáᏠáżáááŹ
áá áŹááşáˇááážáŹááşááá¸áĄáąá˝á˛áˇ (ááá)
MDCF: Movement for Democracy Current Force
MHH: MungshawaHpyenHpung
MNHRC: Myanmar National Human Rights Commission: áááşááŹáááŻááşááśáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸
áá°áˇáĄáá˝ááşáˇáĄááá¸áááŹáşááážááş
MNTJP/MNDAA: Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party/Myanmar National Democratic Alli-
ance Army: áááşááŹáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááŽáááŻáááá ᎠáááŹááááşáááşááááŹáş
MWVA: Myanmar War Veterans' Association: áááşááŹá á áşáážáŻáááşá¸áááŹááşá¸ááťáŹá¸ áĄáąá˝á˛áˇ
Na Sa Ka: Border Area Immigration Scrutinization and Supervision Bureau: áááşá ááşááá
áá°áąááşáážáŻá á áşááá¸ááḠáá˝ááşáá˛áážáŻ
NA-B: Northern Alliance Burma: áááşáᏠáááş á ááŹááşáááŻááşá¸áááŹááááşáááşáááŤááşá¸á áŻ
NCA: National Ceasefire Agreement: áá áşáááŻááşááśááŻáśá¸ áá áşáááşáááŻááşáááŻááşáážáŻ áááşá á˛ááá¸ááááŹáá°á áŹááťáŻááş
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NCCT: Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team
NGO: áĄá ááŻá¸ááááŻááşáááŹáĄáááşáááş áĄáąá˝á˛áˇáĄá ááşá¸ááťáŹá¸
NLD: National League for Democracy: áĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááŽáááŻáááá áŽáĄáąá˝á˛áˇááťáŻááş
NMSP/MNLA: New Mon State Party/Mon National Liberation Army: áá˝ááş áááşáá áş ááŤááŽ/
áá˝ááşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸ áá˝ááşá ááŹááşááá¸áááşááááŹáş
OHCHR: ááŻááááášá áá°áˇáĄáá˝ááşáˇáĄááá¸áááŻááşáᏠáááŹáááşá¸áááŽá¸ááŻáśá¸
PNA: Pa-Oh National Army: ááĄááŻáąáşáĄááť ááŻá¸ááŹá¸áááşááááŹáş
PNLO/PNLA: Pa-Oh National Liberation Organization/Pa-Oh National Liberation Army:
ááĄááŻááşáĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸áá˝ááşááźáąáŹááşááąá¸áááşáááąáŹáş
PSLF/TNLA: Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta'ang National Liberation Army: ááĄáŹááşá¸ áĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸
áá˝ááşááźáąáŹááşááąá¸áááşáááąáŹáş
RCSS/SSA-S: Restoration Council of Shan State ááťážááşá¸ááźááşááźááşáááşáá°ááąáŹááşááąá¸ááąáŹááşá áŽ/Shan State Army
-South
SNA: Shanni Nationalities Army: áážááşá¸ááŽáĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááťáŹá¸áááşáááąáŹáş
SSPP/SSA-N: Shan State Progress Party: ááťážááşá¸ááźááş áááŻá¸áááşááąá¸ááŤáᎠ(ááťážááşá¸ááźááşáááşáááąáŹáş/ááźáąáŹááşáááŻááşá¸)
UAG Unidentified Armed Group (Myanmar): áĄáááşááááááşáááşáááŻááşáĄáá˝á˛áˇ
ULA/AA: United League of Arakan: ááášáááŻááˇáş áĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸áĄáá˝á˛áˇááťáŻááş
UPR: ááŻááááášá áá°áˇáĄáá˝ááşáˇáĄááąá¸áĄááźáąáĄááąááŻáśáážááş ááŻáśá¸áááşáážáŻááŻááşáááşá¸á ááş
USDP: Union Solidarity and Development Party: ááźááşááąáŹááşá áŻááźáśáˇáááŻááşááąá¸áážááşáˇ áá˝áśáˇááźááŻá¸ááąá¸ááŤááŽ