This is Karen Land…We Have the Right To Stay…
As fighting continues between the Burma Army and Democratic Karen Benevolent Armies, the government has come under fire from a senior Karen General for trying to “shut down the DKBA.” […]
Civilians Injured by Burma Army Shelling and Beating in Panglong, Southern Shan State
Statement by Shan Human Rights Foundation | July 3, 2015 Woman injured by Burma Army shelling Indiscriminate shelling by Burmese government troops in a civilian area caused serious injury to a woman on her way to her farm, north [...]
The Burma Government Must Unconditionally and Immediately Release Naw Ohn Hla
Statement by Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) and Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (KWEG) | June 30, 2015 The Karen Women’s Organization (“KWO”) and Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (“KWEG”) call for the immediate and unconditional release of Naw Ohn Hla, imprisoned [...]
‘With Only Our Voices, What Can We Do?’: Land Confiscation and Local Response in Southeast Myanmar
Statement by Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | June 30, 2015 ORCHID HOTEL, YANGON - Three years after the 2012 preliminary ceasefire negotiations between the Myanmar government and the Karen National Union (KNU), reported instances of land confiscation continue [...]
Calling for All Parties to Uphold the Voices and Rights of Refugees Along the Thailand-Burma Border
On this World Refugee Day, you can help Burma Link spread the word and call for all parties to uphold the voices and rights of the refugees along the Thailand-Burma border!
On World Refugee Day Burma Government and International Community Must Commit to Respecting the Voices and Rights of Burma’s Refugees
Statement by Karen Women Organisation (KWO) | June 20, 2015 (20 June, 2015) On this 2015 World Refugee Day, we stand in solidarity with the over 110,000 refugees who fled Burma to seek protection in the nine camps along [...]
Caught in the Crossfire: Chin Civilians Bear Brunt of Conflict in Paletwa, Chin State
Statement by Chin Human Rights Organization | June, 15 2015 [Chiang Mai, Thailand] The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) today condemned both the Arakan Army (AA) and the Burma Army for human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian [...]
To Recognize and Repair: Unofficial Truth Projects and the Need for Justice in Burma
Statement by Network For Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma)| June 11, 2015 ND-Burma releases its new report about acknowledgement and reparation for the crimes of the present and of the past. ND-Burma releases its new report, titled “To Recognize and [...]
Ethnic Leaders Form a New Committee to Amend NCA
Mizzima | June 10, 2015 Leaders of Myanmar’s armed ethnic groups on Tuesday amended a draft nationwide cease-fire accord (NCA) during an eight-day summit at Law Khee Lah, Karen State, after a special 15-member team was formed to discuss [...]
Ethnic Armed Organizations’ Summit Statement Law Khee Lar, Karen State, 2-9 June 2015
Statement by Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) | June 9, 2015 The Summit of the Ethnic Armed Organizations’ top leaders was held successfully at the KNU Headquarters’ Law Khee Lar Camp in Pa-an District, Karen State, for eight days, from June [...]