Free Burma Rangers | February 13, 2017 Thousands of Kachin, Shan, Lisu and Kokang citizens have recently fled heavy fighting in Northern Shan State, Burma along the Chinese border. Numerous war crimes committed by the Burma Army have been [...]
By Pangmu Shayi / Kachinland News (KLN) | December 17, 2016 A newly formed coalition of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) calling itself the Northern Alliance-Burma (NA-B), began launching coordinated strikes against Burma Army positions in Northern Shan State on November [...]
Joint Statement by Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) with 16 organisations | December 18, 2016 We, the undersigned Rohingya organisations worldwide, strongly condemn the false and fabricated statement of the Government Investigation Commission, led by military appointed Vice-President U Myint Swe, which [...]
Press Release by Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) | December 4, 2016 Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) is strongly opposed to the government’s pretension and lack of honesty, and rejects the 13-member investigation commission formed on 1 December, inter [...]
Press release by Progressive Voice (PV) | December 1, 2016 The National League for Democracy-led Government must amend problematic labor legislation and enact policies that offer greater protection and promotion of the rights of workers, particularly in the garment industry, [...]
Network for Human Rights Documentation Burma (ND-Burma) | November 30, 2016 In October 2016, amid renewed violence in Rakhine state, it was reported that “dozens” of women had been raped by Burma/Myanmar army soldiers. The story shocked international media and [...]
Statement by the Karen Women Organization (KWO) | November 25, 2016 Today is the special day, recognized in the world, to bring attention to efforts to stop violence against women. The 25th of November is the International Day for [...]
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 [...]
Tribal Action Group (TAG) | November 24, 2016 In this video interview, the Secretary of the Karen Women Organization (KWO), Naw K'Nyaw Paw, discusses the ‘Nationwide’ Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and the need for unity in Burma. She discusses the [...]
By Min Thein Aung/ Radio Free Asia (RFA) | November 17, 2016 The Myanmar government on Wednesday formed a special information committee to release real-time news about the volatile situation in the country’s westernmost Rakhine state where the death [...]