July 2017
Fire Victims in Karenni Refugee Camp Need Aid: Camp Officials
By Suu Mal / Kantarawaddy Times / Burma News International (BNI) | July 17, 2017 Around three dozen Karenni refugees whose homes were burned down in a July 5 blaze are in need of basic [...]
UN Envoy Yanghee Lee Told About Continued Human Rights Abuses in Shan State
By Ai Saw / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | July 18, 2017 Representatives from a Shan civic group say they briefed Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Burma, on Saturday about ongoing [...]
UN Envoy Discusses Refugee Repatriation Issues in Karen State
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | July 18, 2017 Karen civil society organisations met with UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Sunday in Karen State where they highlighted human rights issues and other [...]
Is it Time to Revive the ‘Dirty List’ of Companies Helping Burma’s Military?
Burma Campaign UK | July 13, 2017 Burma Briefing No. 43 In 2002, Burma Campaign UK published the first ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly helping the military dictatorship in Burma, or which were [...]
300 Left Homeless After Nai Soi Refugee Camp Fire
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | July 11, 2017 More than 300 people have lost their homes after a fire destroyed a big neighbourhood in Nai Soi refugee camp in northern Thailand last week. [...]
Report: Refugee Returns Must Be Linked to Broader Land Reforms
The Irrawaddy | July 12, 2017 Myanmar has around 1.1 million refugees and internally displaced persons, and a lack of clear policies for their future reinstatement in society carries risks of fresh conflicts, according to [...]
Karen State Residents Oppose Coal-Fired Power Plant Through Petition
By S'Phan Shaung / Karen News | July 12, 2017 Over 1,000 signatures have so far been collected on a petition against building a coal-fired power plant in Karen State, according to local activists. Saw [...]
Recent TB Cases Raise Concern for Health Consequences of Longstanding Air Pollution Levels in Nam Ma Coal Mining Area
Shan Human Rights Foundations | July 11, 2017 Recent TB cases raise concern for health consequences of longstanding air pollution levels in Nam Ma coal mining area Recent tuberculosis (TB) cases among villagers living in [...]
SSPP Involvement in Two Ethnic Umbrella Organizations a Dilemma or Special Arrangement?
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News | July 11, 2017 Just as the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has been stuck in a dilemma on its choice to be either with the United [...]
UNFC Chair Calls for Political Dialogues to be Reduced to Tripartite Discussions
By Min Thu Tha / Mon News Agency | July 11, 2017 Too many disparate factions are crowding the peace negotiations, according to the head of an ethnic umbrella organization. Nai Hong Sar, chair of the [...]