On Nov 19, 2014, the Burma Army launched a surprise artillery attack on the Military Academy of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) near its Laiza headquarters, killing 23 officer cadets and injuring 20 cadets and trainers. The attack is unprovoked and deliberate, and is in blatant violation of the agreement […]
In an exclusive interview with Burma Link, Tar Aik Bong, leader of the Ta'ang (Palaung), discusses the Ta’ang conflict, the drug crisis, and the brutal tactics that the Burmese military uses against Ta’ang civilians in order to cut the opposition […]
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation, August 26, 2014 About 300 displaced villagers sent a petition letter today to President Thein Sein, calling for the withdrawal of Burma Army troops from their village Wan Pasaung in Ke See [...]
Karen News, June 9, 2014 Burma’s military is engaging in systemic torture against civilians in its ongoing war in Kachin State, now in its third year, and committing “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity,” a leading human rights watchdog [...]
Burma Partnership, August 19, 2013 As President Thein Sein once again claimed success in the peace process, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, was denied permission to visit the [...]
Karen Community Association UK, July 15, 2013 Human rights training for Burmese Army won’t work The Karen Community Association UK ( KCA UK ) today calls on Prime Minister David Cameron to press President Thein Sein [...]
Andrew D. Kaspar / The Irrawaddy, July 12, 2013 Petition for Rohingya Protection Nears 1 Million Ahead of Thein Sein’s Europe Visit RANGOON — A petition calling attention to the potential “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims is inching toward one [...]
Burma Campaign UK, July 12, 2013 Burma Briefing No. 27 This briefing provides revealing quotes, past and present, from Burma’s President Thein Sein. There is a growing disparity between the words of Thein Sein, and the [...]
Than Htike Oo / The Irrawaddy, July 3, 2013 RANGOON—Burma’s President Thein Sein is unable to control the army, a major ethnic rebel group said following talks with the government in Naypyidaw. The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), [...]
Saw Blacktown / Karen News, May 21, 2013 Burma’s President U Thein Sein arrived in Washington on Saturday and met with United States President Barack Obama today (Thai time) amidst criticism’s from international human rights groups that the Burmese’s [...]