By Mark Farmaner / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | November 28, 2016 In 2006 I received a phone call from a senior Burmese democracy activist in exile. In five years at Burma Campaign UK it was the first [...]
Statement by Women’s League for Burma (WLB) | November 25, 2016 On the occasion of the International Day to End Violence Against Women, WLB is launching a briefing paper, “Access to Justice for women survivors of gender-based violence committed by state [...]
Report by Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) | November 21, 2016 This Interview with Saw A--- describes the situation in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Toungoo District, in October 2016, including education, healthcare, NCA (Nation Wide Ceasefire) impact and [...]
Press Release by Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) | November 16, 2016 A new report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) documents ongoing, widespread Burma Army abuses in Kachin areas of northern Burma over the past year, since [...]
Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) | November 15, 2016 This report provides an update of the security situation in Kachin areas of northern Burma during the past year, since the November 2015 elections. Despite hopes that the new government [...]
Karen Organization of the United States of America (KOUSA) | November 11, 2016 Statement on recent armed conflict and human rights abuses in Karen State, Burma On behalf of the Karen Organization of the United States of America (KOUSA), [...]
Kachinland News (KLN) | November 9, 2016 Burmese army troops currently stationed at 105th mile, located on Burma road between Nampaka and Muse, on Tuesday fired several artillery shells on KIA positions and nearby civilian homes. The shelling took [...]
Free Burma Rangers (FBR) | November 5, 2016 Since August 16, 2016 the Burma Army has been attacking the Kachin as they try to hold Gidon Mountain. Gidon Mountain is important to the Kachin because it allows the Kachin [...]
Kachinland News | November 2, 2016 Burmese army this week transported more troops, ammunition, and military equipment to southeastern Kachin amid rising tensions in the region. Local sources said a number of military vehicles together with some caucasians arrived [...]
Kachinland News | November 1, 2016 Several abuses and rights violations committed this month by Burmese army soldiers have been reported by local residents in Kachin and northern Shan State. Christian ministers from different denominations have been arrested and [...]