‘We Can’t Wait to Get Peace Because People Are Dying… We Have to Work on the Ground to Seek Justice and Equality’: Khun Oo, General Secretary of the PYO — PART 2

Burma Link | January 30, 2019 After more than seven months’ delay, the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC), taking place in July 2018, excluded discussions on contentious issues such as non-secession, self-determination, and ethnic rights. [...]

2020-05-30T23:21:08+07:00January 30th, 2019|Featured Collection, Interviews, Youth Voices|

‘When You Talk About Peace, You Have to Talk to Your Enemies, You Have to Talk with Them Even More Than Your Friends’: Khun Oo, General Secretary of the PYO — PART 1

Burma Link | January 23, 2019 Despite the years-long peace process and the October 2015 signing of the ‘Nationwide’ Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), Burma’s civil society organizations continue to be significantly underrepresented in peace negotiations and largely excluded from the [...]

2020-05-30T23:21:09+07:00January 23rd, 2019|Featured Collection, Interviews, Voices, Youth Voices|

New Report and Documentary ‘The Attran River to Pyar Taung’ Highlights the MCL Cement Factory’s Damage to Local Livelihoods and the Environment

Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | November 27, 2018 Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) joined together with Pyar Taung Region Social Development Association to launch a new report and documentary—The Attran River to Pyar Taung—on November 15th 2018 [...]

2020-05-30T23:21:12+07:00November 28th, 2018|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|

The Shan Women’s Action Network Addresses Gaps in Women’s Peace and Security for the 16-Days of Activism Campaign

Shan Women’s Action Network | November 25, 2018 [November 25, 2018] — The Shan Women's Action Network [SWAN] is recognizing the 16 Days of Activism by addressing the challenges young girls and women face in conflict in Burma through a [...]

2020-05-30T23:21:13+07:00November 27th, 2018|Featured Collection, Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|
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