… The concerns and rationale behind the Reporting Requirements remain relevant. We routinely publish reports from civil society and local communities in Burma of human rights abuses, including: unjust or uncompensated land confiscation; labour abuses such as poverty wages, unpaid overtime, child labour and denial of freedom of association; arbitrary arrests and detentions for the peaceful expressions of dissent, and the use of repressive laws to prosecute and harass communities and groups protesting against projects that impact on livelihood, land and the environment; and ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in ethnic areas exacerbated by corporate activities. The military, which continues to control large segments of the economy, including sectors associated with severe human and environmental abuses, like jade mining, remains outside of democratic accountability structures under the new constitution. The outcome of the recent elections will also likely lead to an increase in foreign investment, especially in sectors that have long been associated with human rights abuse such as extractives and infrastructure. Removing the Reporting Requirements would weaken the push for transparency and responsible investment at a time when it is still very much needed. A return to secretive foreign investment in an economy that is still controlled by cronies and military owned companies, where ownership and control remains opaque, risks exacerbating conflict, land and labour rights disputes, corruption, and other serious human rights threats…