Burma News International (BNI) | August 26, 2016 A workshop by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) about the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was held in Karen State capital Hpa-an. Saw Kyaw Swar, with a [...]
Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND- Burma) | August 26, 2016 ND-Burma has documented 98 human rights violations in Burma in the first six months of 2016, showing a stark increase from the 84 human rights violations documented throughout [...]
By S'Phan Shaung / Karen News | August 25, 2016 Three ethnic armed organizations not recognized by the previous military backed government as part of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement have said they are prepared to attend upcoming political dialogue if they [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 24, 2016 Shan civic groups held a press conference in Bangkok today, claiming that the Burmese government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, is working secretly in support of dam construction [...]
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 22, 2016 Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi received a pledge of support from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday in Beijing an upcoming peace conference that will bring together Myanmar government [...]
Radio Free Asia (RFA) | August 19, 2016 Three of Myanmar’s armed ethnic groups issued a statement on Thursday saying that they are prepared to join in the government’s Panglong Peace Conference at the end of this month if [...]
Burma Partnership | August 16, 2016 This past week three civil society organizations, Human Rights Foundation of Monland, Burma Link and Burma Partnership released a joint report, titled Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement in Burma, underlying the ongoing challenges facing [...]
By Libby Hogan / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 17, 2016 A leading human rights group is calling on Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to raise rights issues, including the plight of forgotten refugees stranded in camps in China’s [...]
The Irrawaddy | August 16, 2016 Ethnic Mon internally displaced persons (IDPs) are concerned about declining aid and financial assistance, according to a recent report on IDPs in Burma. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland, Burma Link and Burma [...]
By Sai Khuensai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 15, 2016 According to representatives of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) who were attending meetings in Chiangmai last week, prior to the meeting with the government today in [...]