Three Key Reasons Why the UNFC is Not Attending the Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong

Ethnic Nationalities Affair Center (ENAC) | May 24, 2017 ENAC Briefing No. 20 The Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong will convene in Naypyidaw today thru May 28, 2017. Representatives of the government, parliament, Tatmadaw, political parties, and [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:22+07:00May 27th, 2017|Press Releases and Statements|

Peace Statement (4): Calling for Abrogation of the NCA and Recognition of the Pang Long Accord

Legal Aid Network (LAN) | May 24, 2017   According to paragraph 20 (1) of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) shall be allowed to join the Union Peace Conference only after signing of the [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:23+07:00May 27th, 2017|Press Releases and Statements|

Coal Mining in Mong Kung Threatens Vital Southern Shan State Water Source

Shan Human Rights Foundation | May 25, 2017 The decision of two mining companies to continue coal excavation in Mong Kung township despite strong local opposition, threatens to block and pollute the headwaters of the Nam Teng river, one [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:24+07:00May 27th, 2017|Press Releases and Statements|

‘Ready to Talk,’ TNLA Says of Ending Conflict with RCSS

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 26, 2017 As hundreds of delegates gather in Naypyidaw this week for a high-level peace summit, a spokesman for the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has said his people are ready to [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:25+07:00May 26th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

“Without Justice There Can Be No Peace”

Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) | May 24, 2017 Civil society expectations from the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference Today the Government will host the second session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Naypyidaw. As civil [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:28+07:00May 25th, 2017|Press Releases and Statements|

The Seven Obstacles to Peace

By Nyan Hlaing Lynn / Frontier Myanmar | May 24, 2017 THE SECOND 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference was due to convene in Nay Pyi Taw on May 24, nearly four months later than originally scheduled. It will [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:30+07:00May 25th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|

Thousands of Displaced Karen Villagers Call for Burma Army to Get off Their Land

Karen News | May 24, 2017 Today, while the peace dialogue in Nay Phyi Daw resumes for its second round, displaced Karen villagers in remote areas of northern Karen State staged a protest over the Burma Army occupying their [...]

2020-05-30T23:37:31+07:00May 25th, 2017|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|
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