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The U.S. Human Rights Report 2011 included multiple sections on widespread human rights abuses in Burma, while acknowledging surprising progress in democratic reforms.
A summary of the report says significant human rights problems continue, including military attacks against ethnic minorities in border states, which resulted in civilian deaths, forced relocations, sexual violence, and other serious abuses continued, along with unlawful arrest and detention, and a host of other abuses.
However, the report said Burma made progress in moving toward a democracy achieving “greater openness, democracy and liberty.”