June 2016
UN Envoy Blocked from Visiting Conflict Area in Shan State
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 29, 2016 During her visit to Shan State last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, was prevented from [...]
World Refugee Day Calls for Greater Awareness of Burma’s Refugees
Burma Partnership | June 29, 2016 20 June, 2016 marked World Refugee Day, a global recognition of the nearly 65 million people who are displaced worldwide. In Burma, the Day served as a tragic reminder [...]
Tatmadaw Accused of Killing, Arbitrary Arrests Near Lashio
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | June 28, 2016 At least one villager was killed, while three were injured and another five arrested by the Burma Army on Saturday in northern Shan State’s Lashio [...]
Torture Report Ban Shows Limits of Rights Under NLD: CSOs
By Libby Hogan / DVB | June 28, 2016 A decision by the Rangoon Division government to ban the release of a report on torture in ethnic conflict areas shows the limits of what rights [...]
Refugees Ask Governments Not to Forcibly Repatriate Them
By Sa Isue for KIC News, reported in English by Mark Inkey for Burma News International (BNI) | June 27, 2016 Refugees at Mae La, the largest Burmese refugee camp in Thailand, have urged the Thai and [...]
Thai PM: “Thailand Will Continue to Take Care of the Refugees on Humanitarian Grounds…”
Karen News | June 23, 2016 Thailand’s Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha was reported as saying that Burma’s government refugees needed more time to put in place a process to repatriate its refugees. General Prayut [...]
The Question of Safeguarding Ethnic Rights: Vandalizing the Shan Towns’ Entrance Signposts Needs Government Intervention
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News | June 26, 2016 The last few days reports were dominated by the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Ms Yanghee Lee; the appalling [...]
International Donors To Stop Food Rations for Displaced Karen Villagers in 2017
Karen News on Vimeo | June 24, 2016 Ei Tu Hta is a camp for Karen people displaced by Burma Army attacks in 2006. Today, 10 years later, residents are concerned and worried about their [...]
Myitkyina Student Shot Dead After Argument at Army Checkpoint
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | June 21, 2016 A serviceman from the Burmese armed forces shot and killed an 18-year-old university student in Myitkyina on Monday evening following an argument at [...]
Tatmadaw’s IB 81 Raid MNLA Base
By Min Paing / Mon News Agency (MNA) | June 21, 2016 Approximately 30 government Infantry Battalion (IB) No. 81 personnel raided a Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) base in Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, last [...]