Suffering in Silence
Subtitle: The Human Rights Nightmare of the Karen People of Burma
Contributors: Kevin Heppner (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Universal Publishers
Published: January 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9781581127041
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; International human rights law; Law; Politics / Current Events; International Relations - General; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; South East Asia; Karen (Southeast Asian people); Burma; Political Discontent And Violence; Asia - Southeast Asia; History; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights
First sentence: Burma is a country of great ethnic diversity, its estimated population of 48-50 million being divided between at least 15 major ethnic groups, many of them with several distinct subgroups.