Urgent update by the Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) | May 15, 2018 Contrary to claims by Burma Army commanders that they have not targeted civilians in their recent offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), interviews by KWAT [...]
Burma Link | March 26, 2018 Daw Nan is a 60-year-old Karen woman who has led a remarkable life. Daw Nan spent much of her childhood in jungle hideouts, unable to go to school or learn how to read [...]
Women's League of Burma (WLB)/Mizzima News | December 10, 2017 The Women’s League of Burma, in a statement to mark the 18th Anniversary of the founding of their organization, has expressed concern about the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar, the [...]
By Victoria Milko / Frontier Myanmar | November 20, 2017 Food aid cuts have created further anxiety for more than 6,000 refugees and displaced people from Shan State who have endured a precarious existence for years in camps along [...]
Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN) | November 25, 2017 On this day of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) urges the Government of Myanmar (GOM) to comply with their [...]
Women's League of Burma (WLB) | November 25, 2017 Today, to coincide with the 2017 International Day to stop Violence against Women, the Women’s League of Burma (WLB) launches a briefing paper titled, “Girls Bear the Shame”. The briefing [...]
Women's League of Burma (WLB) | October 31, 2017 The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) is very concerned at the current deteriorating political situation in Burma, which is threatening progress towards sustainable peace and the federal democratic union demanded [...]
By Nyein Nyein/ The Irrawaddy | October 12, 2017 CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Mae Tao Clinic (MTC) launched a fundraising campaign to help continue its services to some 250,000 people along the Thailand-Myanmar border who are at risk of losing [...]
Burma Link | October 13, 2017 Founded in 1999, Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) has been advocating for gender equality and justice for women in Shan State for nearly two decades. Composed of a network of women working from [...]
Mae Tao Clinic | October 11, 2017 In this video, Dr Cynthia Maung, founder of Mae Tao Clinic, explains about how the clinic is of indispensable value for the region. To engage in our [Mae Tao Clinic] fundraising campaign [...]