A Karen commander speaks: "When we meet we will fight, we will pursue and kill them. The KNU explains that Burmese oppression sparked the rebellion. Slogans, marches and dances symbolize a Karen celebration for the New Year in a Karen camp.For identity, freedom, the Karen are prepared to fight on for even longer. The Kawthule revolution lasted for over 40 years. Life with Karen National Union (KNU), Karen people and their rebellion against the Burmese junta.Edited by Mark Foster, Australia Sources, 40 Years War.Further organizational material on Burma can be found in the International Monitor Institute Records, also at the Rubenstein Library. Tape numbers BU092-BU119 were not transferred to the Rubenstein Library and descriptions of these tapes have been omitted from this finding aid. Please note that the descriptions of the tapes in this collection are based on IMI's data and were not originally drafted by Rubenstein Library Staff. Other formats include PAL Betacam SP, NTSC Betacam SP and PAL VHS. The majority of videotapes are in NTSC VHS format. Topics range from military activities and movements the refugee situation and refugee camps forced and migrant labor minefield survivors the political activities of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), the All Burmese Student Army and other prominent organizations, including other student organization, operating in Burma everday life under the military regime the Japanese role in the refugee situation the problem of widespread rape rescued girls and children methods of torture testimony of massacres and other abuses as well as documentation of Burmese cultural events, including tribal dances and Burmese song.
The format of materials include network documentaries first-hand footage interviews with both political figures and unidentified Burmese, particularly Burmese survivors, migrant workers, and refugees recordings of award ceremonies and speeches news coverage of street protests in Burma as well as protests in Los Angeles, especially those of the Burma Forum LA. Material includes amateur footage, news coverage, commercial productions, as well as material from independent production companies. The Burma Videotapes section of the International Monitoring Institute records contains descriptions of 286 tapes collected by IMI that depict human rights issues and themes in Burma. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive. The video and audio material is indexed by an extensive database developed by IMI which includes keywords, air dates, segment producer, and segment title. These records include copies of approximately 268 video cassettes. Topics and footage cover life in Burma under military regime, refugees and refugee camps (especially Karen refugees), political prisoners, survivor stories, forced labor, Japan's role in the refugee situation, and Los Angeles protests against the SLORC and Unocal. Records also include extensive network and independent story packages of Burma and footage of human rights conflicts.
These audiovisual records largely document the activities, interviews, speeches, press conferences and ceremonies of political figures, especially Aung San Suu Kyi, and document the activities of political and military institutions such figures represent, including the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF), the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). The International Monitor Institute Records, Burma Videotapes span the dates 1992-2002, and comprise audiovisual materials related to IMI's documentation of contemporary conflicts and human rights violations in Burma (Myanmar).
The non-profit agency International Monitor Institute (IMI) operated between 19, primarily to assist international war-crimes tribunals by collecting, indexing and organizing visual evidence of violations of international human rights law.
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