June 2016
Torture, Extrajudicial Killing, and Use of Civilians as Human Shields by Burma Army During New Offensive
By the Shan Human Rights Foundation | June 01, 2016 Torture, extrajudicial killing, and use of civilians as human shields by Burma Army during new offensive against SSPP/SSA near Upper Yeywa dam site in Kyaukme During [...]
May 2016
Ta’ang Groups Call for Unity After Shan Protest
Paing Soe, DVB | May 30, 2016 Two ethnic Ta’ang civil society organisations have voiced concern over ethnic tensions with Shan communities following a protest in northern Shan State on the weekend. On Saturday, around [...]
SNLD MP: Burma Army Should Stop Troop Reinforcements in Ethnic Regions
Sai Aw, Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 30, 2016 Sai Wan Leng Kham, an upper house member of parliament for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), visited a refugee camp in [...]
KNU Wants Government Recognition of Ethnic Communities and Armed Groups’ Land Ownership Policies
Saw Tun Lin, Karen News | May 29, 2016 Karen National Union leaders has called for respective state and regional governments to recognized land rights and policies that are already in place for decades in [...]
Human Rights Commission Investigating Murder of Mon Villagers
Written by Mon News Agency (MNA), published by Burma News International (BNI) | May 28, 2016 The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) said it is investigating the 8 March murder of two villagers allegedly [...]
Civilians Beaten by Burma Army Soldiers: Sources
By Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy | May 25, 2016 Two civilians have claimed they were beaten by Burma Army troops under the suspicion of being Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldiers in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State. Zaw [...]
Burma Army Accuses KIA ‘Operatives’ of Hpakant Bombings
By Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | May 25, 2016 Burma’s government army has detained three men it accuses of being Kachin Independence Army (KIA) operatives linked to a series of bombings in Kachin State’s [...]
Charred Human Remains Found After Clashes in Northern Shan State Village
By Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | May 25, 2016 The charred remains of at least three bodies were found in the northern Shan State village of Woe Long in Kyaukme Township after a [...]
Multiple Forces in the Divide, an Update on Karen 7th Brigade Region
By Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | May 20, 2016 OVERVIEW Once one of the strongest regions in Burma for the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the area around KNLA 7th Brigade now stands as one [...]
A Fragmented Ethnic Bloc Impedes Suu Kyi’s ‘Panglong’ Vision
By Saw Yan Naing & Kyaw Kha, The Irrawaddy | May 20, 2016 RANGOON — While State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi beats the drum for a “21st Century Panglong Conference” to resolve decades-long ethnic conflict [...]