Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | September 1, 2017 HURFOM: According to reports, Burmese military forces have increasingly trespassed into areas controlled by the New Mon State Party (NMSP) in Thaton Township, Mon State and Kyar Inn Seik [...]
Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | August 28, 2017 Myanmar’s Peace Process: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, Borderland Economies, Service Delivery, and other Post-Panglong Concerns (Part I) Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of a three part series to be featured [...]
By Yin Chai / Mon News Agency (MNA) | August 25, 2017 An ethnic armed group has set a three-month clock on deciding whether or not to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement, according to an official. The New Mon [...]
By Shaw Shar / Karen Information Center (KIC) / Burma News International (BNI) | August 14, 2017 A leader of the Karen National Liberation Army has called for continuing the fight for ethnic autonomy, but through peaceful, political means. [...]
By Naw Noreen / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 10, 2017 Amid decades of civil conflict in Burma that has most-acutely impacted the country’s ethnic minorities, the rights of indigenous people are still being violated, said Naw [...]
By Nyein Nyein / The Irrawaddy | August 9, 2017 CHIANG MAI, Thailand – The government Peace Commission and the ethnic coalition the United Nationalities Federal Council’s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) will meet for their sixth round of formal talks [...]
Progressive Voice | June 29, 2017 This year’s World Refugee Day – 20 June 2017 – brought into focus the pressing and at times tragic issues facing refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Myanmar[1]. With the peace process [...]
By Moderator / Rehmonnya.org | June 26, 2017 Today Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) commemorates International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. HURFOM wishes to express our solidarity with the many survivors of torture around the world. [...]
Mon News Agency (MNA) / Burma News International (BNI) | May 31, 2017 At least one ethnic political party is fuming after an accord was signed last week at the closing of peace talks that were poorly attended. The [...]
By Min Min / Mizzima | March 31, 2017 Five members of the armed ethnic alliance United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), the State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi announced on March 30. [...]