Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT), October 31, 2013 New documentation by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) exposes recent atrocities by Burmese government troops against Kachin civilians, despite ongoing peace negotiations. KWAT’s new update documents abuses [...]
Shan Human Rights Foundation, October 31, 2013 Ethnic Padaung villagers of Ho Ha, in Ho Mong township, southern Shan State, were confined in their village for three days after Burmese Army soldiers attacked the nearby base [...]
Kachin National Organization, October 23, 2013 On the morning of Tuesday 22nd October, the Burmese Army launched an offensive at Namlim Pa and Mung Ding Pa village tracts in Mansi Township, Southern Kachin State. This happened after [...]
Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN), October 23, 2013
The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) organized a workshop on land and natural resource management on 18-20 October, 2013 at a location on the Thai-Karenni border. 48 participants from 16 local civil society groups attended the workshop and agreed to the following points:
Democratic Voice of Burma, October 21, 2013 An umbrella group of Arakanese civic organisations, NGOs and political parties issued a statement on Monday demanding a halt to all natural resource extraction projects in Arakan state until a genuine federal [...]
Khin Ohmar / The Irrawaddy, October 17, 2013 The statement by Burma’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Wunna Maung Lwin, on 13 September at the 24th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, on the country’s recent reforms or [...]
[/fusion_separator] About Special Region 4 (SR4) Special Region 4 (SR4) is an autonomous part of the Shan State, located in eastern Shan State in the northeast of Burma. There are no Burmese authorities in SR4 [...]
[/fusion_separator] Description This gallery shows Shan New Year celebrations at RCSS (Restoration Council of Shan State) / SSA-S (Shan State Army-South) HQ Base Loi Tai Leng. Photos by: Mr. Fernando [/fusion_separator] This gallery was [...]
Zoya Phan / Karen News, October 12, 2013 A number of international governments, organisations and individuals try to squeeze the current situation of the Karen people into a narrow, restrictive and simplistic narrative that is usually framed like this. [...]
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), October 9, 2013 Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) welcomes the October 8th release of 56 political prisoners. It is essential to continue to recognize the difficulties political prisoners face [...]
