Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | October 30, 2017 KHRG presents 'Foundation of Fear: 25 years of villagers' voices from southeast Myanmar', an extensive review of 25 years of KHRG documentation on militarisation, human rights abuses and village agency. [...]
Free Burma Rangers (FRB) | April 3, 2017 In Kachin and northern Shan states, checkpoints are a routine part of life. Along roadways, civilians endure extensive searches of their personal belongings and shipments of supplies, and are frequently forced to [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | December 27, 2016 Looting, arbitrary arrest, torture, forced labour by Burma Army in Muse, northern Shan State Looting, damage of villagers’ houses by Burma Army ID 33 troops in Pang Hsai, northern Shan [...]
Mizzima | October 31, 2016 New satellite imagery shows evident fire-related destruction in at least three villages in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. The Myanmar government should urgently allow the United Nations to assist in [...]
By Burma Link | June 1, 2016 Thazun is a courageous, beautiful and talented young Arakanese [Rakhine] woman who talks openly about her life and experiences. Despite being forced to spend her childhood separated from her politically active father, [...]
Burma Partnership | April 26, 2016 The Burma Army is stepping up on its promise to “eliminate” the Arakan Army (AA) with an increase in the number and ferocity of military attacks in northern Arakan State. As ever, it [...]
Burma Link | December 15, 2013 Khaing Hla Pyaint is an incredibly determined young Arakanese man who decided that whatever it takes, he will work for his country and help his people. On a long journey from Arakan State [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation, December 13, 2013 Summary Villagers in Murng Paeng township are being used as forced labour by Burmese government troops giving security to military-linked logging operations above the planned Ta Sang dam on [...]
Samantha Michaels / The Irrawaddy, June 19, 2013 RANGOON — The International Labor Organization (ILO) announced on Wednesday that it would lift its remaining restrictions on Burma, in a move that Burma’s government hopes will boost trade and increase [...]
Burma Link | July 18, 2013 Thazun is a courageous, beautiful and talented young Arakanese woman who talks openly about her life and experiences. Spending her childhood under conditions that many people around the world would find hard to [...]