New Report and Documentary ‘The Attran River to Pyar Taung’ Highlights the MCL Cement Factory’s Damage to Local Livelihoods and the Environment
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | November 27, 2018 Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) joined together with Pyar Taung Region Social Development Association to launch a new report and documentary—The Attran River to [...]
The Shan Women’s Action Network Addresses Gaps in Women’s Peace and Security for the 16-Days of Activism Campaign
Shan Women’s Action Network | November 25, 2018 [November 25, 2018] — The Shan Women's Action Network [SWAN] is recognizing the 16 Days of Activism by addressing the challenges young girls and women face in conflict [...]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25th, 2018
Karen Human Rights Group | November 25, 2018 As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KHRG calls on the government of Myanmar to take urgent action to protect [...]
Northern Burma Delegation Calls for Action to Hold Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Accountable and Allow Aid to Displaced People
Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Watch / Progressive Voice | November 20, 2018 A delegation of religious leaders, women’s rights activists and civil society groups representing the Kachin, Shan and Ta’ang ethnic nationalities from [...]
Joint Statement of the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) and Its Sister Organizations on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law
United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) and its Partner Organizations | November 19, 2018 1. The Farmland Law and the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Manageme nt Law were enacted in 2012 and amended with more penalties [...]
Human Security in South Eastern Myanmar: New Report from the Border Consortium
The Border Consortium (TBC) | November 16, 2018 Bangkok / Yangon – The legacy of protracted conflict and displacement continues to threaten human security in south eastern Myanmar according to recent field research. At least 162,000 [...]
42 NGOs Warn That Return of Refugees to Myanmar Now Would Be Dangerous and Premature
42 Non-Governmental Organization | November 9, 2018 Humanitarian and civil society agencies working in Rakhine State in Myanmar and in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are deeply concerned that the repatriation of refugees will [...]
Statement on the 6th Central Standing Committee Emergency Meeting
Karen National Union (KNU) Headquarters | November 10, 2018 The 6th Central Standing Committee Emergency meeting of Karen National Union (KNU) was held from 6th to 10th November, 2018 in Lay fah, Hpa-an District. Eighty-eight participants, [...]
Statement on the Opening of the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Central Committee for Applying VFV Lands
Land in Our Hands | November, 6 2018 We, LIOH, have observed the notification letter issued by the name of the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Central Committee on 30 October 2018 with the [...]
Statement on the Leaking of the Official Letter to the Social Media
Karen National Union Headquarters | October 29, 2018 Karen National Union has sent an official letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chairwoman of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC), on 27 October, 2018. [...]
UN Security Council Must Act Now and Refer the Situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court
Progressive Voice / Rohingya Women Welfare Society (RWWS) / Kachin Women's Association - Thailand (KWAT) | October 25, 2018 [New York, 25 October 2018] – The UN Security Council (UNSC) must exercise its authority and [...]
Drop Criminal Defamation Charges Against Kachin Activists
World Kachin Congress (WKC) | October 22, 2018 We, members of the World Kachin Congress, a network of Kachin communities and organizations around the world, demand that the Burma Army's Northern Regional Command immediately drop [...]