Six years since resumption of Civil War in Kachin
9th June 2017
Children born on the day civil war reignited in Kachin State are now starting their first grade in school, this week. Thousands of IDPs from a total of over 120,000 have fled,...
Rape: The Burma Army’s unpunished weapon of war
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 the United Nations Special Representative...
Pawns In Their Game: The Military’s Blocking of Aid to IDPs in Kachin and...
“They have received no aid since October and have barely any food left. They are trying to cook their tiny amounts of rice with rotten pumpkin leaves they find in the jungle.” Human rights...
Challenges to Repatriation
The Burma Army has targeted and attacked ethnic groups for nearly 20 years, thus leading them to flee their country and seek refuge in foreign countries. Among these people, are the Karen, who fled...
Statement by the World Kachin Congress on the 8th anniversary of the resumption of...
Date: June 9th, 2019
Eight years ago today, the Burma Army attacked the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), breaking their 17-year-old Bilateral Ceasefire Agreement of 1994. Since then, the renewed war has ravaged northern Burma, displacing...
OPEN LETTER FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNING ASEAN’S APPROACH TO THE ONGOING POLITICAL, HUMAN...
To: ASEAN Leaders
H.E. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Brunei DarussalamH.E. Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of CambodiaH.E. Joko...
Enough is enough! World must act to end Burma Army’s devastating war on Kachin
June 9, 2018
Seven years ago today, civil war resumed in the Kachin region. Between June 9, 2011 and April 30, 2018, over 3,800 battles were fought between the Kachin Independence Army and the Burma...
Statement of the 10th Congress of Women’s League of Burma
(2 May 2019) - The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) successfully held its 10th Congress from April 22-24, 2019, along the Thai-Burma border, where 70 delegates attended, including representatives from its member organizations, policy board members, secretariat members, advisors, technical...
NOWHERE TO RUN: DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN MYANMAR
This briefing paper will provide an overview of the devastating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, focusing on Kachin, Karen, Shan, Karenni, Chin, and Rakhine States, covering the nearly seven month period since the...
ND-Burma Statement on the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross...
On the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims ND-Burma calls on the NLD-led government and ethnic armed organizations to publicly acknowledge...
