Gallery of Mae La Refugee Camp
Mae La refugee camp Many people around the world take for granted the freedom to travel and freedom to work. Others have learned to take for granted that they are unable to do so. These include [...]
New Report Details Continuing Human Rights Violations by Burmese Military Against Its Citizens
ND-Burma, February 11, 2014 ND-Burma has published its second periodic report covering the second period of 2013 and focuses on 106 documented cases of human rights violations in Burma from July to December 2013. There are many serious human [...]
Burma Army Continues Attacks in Nam Lim Pa Area, Kachin State
Free Burma Rangers, February 9, 2014 | Kachin State, Burma The Burma Army continues attacks in Nam Lim Pa area in their attempt to drive out the Kachin people and control this part of Kachin State. The Burma Army continues [...]
Govt Must Show ‘Sincerity’ in Peace Dialogue
Saw Lindsay / Karen News, February 7, 2014 General Ner Dah Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) has called for Burma’s government to “show sincerity” and commit to a ‘sincere peace’ process. General Ner Dah has [...]
Karen Revolution Day: Vision and Unity
The Karen National Defence Organization held Karen Revolution Day ceremonies in Karen State on 31 January 2014. It was the 65th year of the Karen Struggle as the Burmese military regime has been conducting massive human rights violations against [...]
Burma Army Attacks Kachin Villagers, Capturing 18 Villagers; Bodies of Torture Victims Discovered
Free Burma Rangers, February 1, 2014 | Man Si Township, Kachin State, Burma Burma Army Attacks Nam Gau and Nam San Villages On 30 January 2014 Burma Army troops began attacking Nam Gau Village, of Man Si Township in [...]
Burmese Army Soldiers Raping Ethnic Women With Impunity
Kachinland News, January 10, 2014 Burmese army soldiers led by Major Thaw Zin Naing from 298th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) gang-raped a Kachin woman who is travelling from Myitkyina as a passenger on a bus on Jan 8. A [...]
Myanmar’s Minorities Face Multi-Faced Jeopardy
Tim Heinemann, January 27, 2014 The international community, whose Western representatives so readily flock to Myanmar in both good will and selfish interest, is often an unwitting contributor to the country's persistent instability. This will likely lead not to [...]
How to Invest in Myanmar
Doing Well by Doing Right Stanley A. Weiss and Tim Heinemann, January 27, 2014 MYANMAR—For a nation that was frozen in place for half a century by a repressive military junta, it is ironic that the government of Myanmar [...]
Conference of Ethnic Armed Resistance Organizations
Ethnic Armed Resistance Organizations/ Law Khee Lar, Kawthoolei, January 20 – 25, 2014 1. Conference of the ethnic armed resistance organizations (or Law Khee Lar Conference) was successfully held from January 20 to 25, for six [...]