Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 29, 2016 During her visit to Shan State last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, was prevented from traveling to areas in [...]
Burma Partnership | June 29, 2016 20 June, 2016 marked World Refugee Day, a global recognition of the nearly 65 million people who are displaced worldwide. In Burma, the Day served as a tragic reminder of the displacement resulting [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 28, 2016 At least one villager was killed, while three were injured and another five arrested by the Burma Army on Saturday in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township, according to a [...]
Burma Link | June 29, 2016 Soe Soe Nwe is an ethnic Tavoyan woman who joined the Tavoyan Women’s Union (TWU) in 2001, inspired by her mother’s example of strong woman’s leadership in her family. Since February 2015, she [...]
By Libby Hogan / DVB | June 28, 2016 A decision by the Rangoon Division government to ban the release of a report on torture in ethnic conflict areas shows the limits of what rights advocates can expect under [...]
By Sa Isue for KIC News, reported in English by Mark Inkey for Burma News International (BNI) | June 27, 2016 Refugees at Mae La, the largest Burmese refugee camp in Thailand, have urged the Thai and Burmese governments not to [...]
Report by Ta'ang Women's Organisation (PWO) | June 28, 2016 Systematic war crimes by the Burma Army in Ta'ang areas of northern Shan State (March 2011 - March 2016) TWO documentation of human rights violations in Ta’ang areas of [...]
Karen News | June 23, 2016 Thailand’s Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha was reported as saying that Burma’s government refugees needed more time to put in place a process to repatriate its refugees. General Prayut was quoted by The Bangkok [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News | June 26, 2016 The last few days reports were dominated by the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Ms Yanghee Lee; the appalling report of United Nations [...]
Karen News on Vimeo | June 24, 2016 Ei Tu Hta is a camp for Karen people displaced by Burma Army attacks in 2006. Today, 10 years later, residents are concerned and worried about their futures as international food [...]