Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | December 1, 2016 Between 50 and 60 civilians who were detained by Burmese government forces while en route to a wedding in northern Shan State are now being used as human shields at [...]
By Min Thu Tha / Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA) | November 30, 2016 The Northern Alliance, a coalition of ethnic armed groups, has launched offensive attacks against the Tatmadaw [Burma Army] in northern Shan State, according to Nai Hongsar, Vice-chairman [...]
Press release by Progressive Voice (PV) | December 1, 2016 The National League for Democracy-led Government must amend problematic labor legislation and enact policies that offer greater protection and promotion of the rights of workers, particularly in the garment industry, [...]
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | November 30, 2016 Fighting from 22nd – 24th of November Clashes (Incidents of fighting) – 40 Burma Army Jet (Attack) – 9 Burma Army Helo (Attack) – 10 Burma Army Jet (Recon) – 6 Burma Army [...]
Burma Link | November 30, 2016 Since the NLD-led Government’s coming to power, conflicts in Burma’s ethnic areas have intensified and widespread attacks against civilian populations have been documented by various civil society and human rights organisations. EAOs (Ethnic [...]
Network for Human Rights Documentation Burma (ND-Burma) | November 30, 2016 In October 2016, amid renewed violence in Rakhine state, it was reported that “dozens” of women had been raped by Burma/Myanmar army soldiers. The story shocked international media and [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | November 29, 2016 This update documents the following abuses committed by the Burma Army against civilians in three townships of northern Shan State while carrying out operations against the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State [...]
Kachinland News | November 29, 2016 About 70 Mungkoe residents who have been arrested and taken inside the Burmese army’s byuha (tactical command post) since fighting broke out at the beginning of the fourth week of November between northern-allied [...]
By Nan Wai Phyo Zar / Karen News | November 28, 2016 A number of concerned civil society organizations have issued a statement demanding an investigation into the murder of a young Karen women activist, Naw Chit Pandaing, stabbed [...]
Shan State Farmers Network | November 29, 2016 On November 27, 2016, over 1,500 farmers from 19 townships gathered on the banks of the Namtu river in Hsipaw to demand an immediate cancellation of the Upper Yeywa dam in [...]