News: (1) Forced name change for Mon Cultural Museum by SPDC regime... (2) Local police ban beer sale in Mon state... (3) International human rights day held at Mon refugee camp in Thailand... (4) Burmese junta force farmers to cultivate summer rice... (5) Forty villagers tortured for their possessions... (6) Patients required to pay private clinics before receiving hospital treatment... (7) Monks require hometown police recommendation making passport... (8) Burmese regime force farmers to feed army...... Commentary: National Reconciliation in 2008 in Burma...... Report: Analysis of SPDC human rights violations in 2007: I. Summary of this report...II. SPDC human rights violations in 2007 - A. Summary of the events surrounding the September protests...B. Human rights violations committed by the SPDC during the September protests - Killing: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Imprisonment:Torture and Mistreatment: 1...C. Conscription and forced labour...Forced labor in bridge and highway construction:...Providing security for roads and bridges:...Providing security for gas pipelines:...Conscription into militia forces:....D. Movement Restrictions against Civilians and Buddhist Monks Movement restrictions prior to the September protests:...Movement restrictions following the September protests:...E. Torture and inhumane treatment...III. Consequences of SPDC human rights violations in 2007... A. Growth of civil society...B. Weakening of ceasefire groups like the NMSP...IV. Conclusion.