Human Rights Violations in Ta’ang Region by RCSS/SSA Forces May 2, 2016

Statement by News and Information Department PSLF/TNLA | May 5, 2016 In March and April, as it was a season for picking tea leaves, the harvest of which is depended on by the people in the region for their livelihood, the [...]

Question of Access to Justice for Women and Girls Facing Violence in Burma

Press release by the  Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) | April 27, 2016 SWAN condemns the corrupted judicial system and the judge who accepted the recent lawsuit filed by the powerful Chinese businessman, U Kyan Yee Kane, in Muse. [...]

2020-05-30T23:07:51+07:00May 3rd, 2016|Press Releases and Statements, Recommended|

Open Letter to President U Htin Kyaw Calling for Reform of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC)

By 111 Myanmar/Burma Civil Society Organizations | May 3, 2016 Honorable Mr. President, We, the 111  undersigned civil society organizations from Burma/Myanmar, welcome the government’s release of political prisoners and detained students and supporters, who were facing trials, over two [...]

Karen Troops Fight Alongside Arakan Army

By Lawi Leng / The Irrawaddy | April 28, 2016 After days of traveling from Karen State, Col. Saw San Aung and dozens of troops arrived in Arakan State last week to help the Arakan Army (AA) fight the [...]

2020-05-30T23:07:59+07:00April 29th, 2016|Featured Collection, News, Recommended|
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