State terror in the Kachin hills
In late 2012, the Burma Army intensified military operations against strongholds of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). This culminated in a massive offensive on...
Myanmar: Drop Criminal Defamation Charges Against Kachin Activist
News Release
Decriminalize defamation laws, uphold right to freedom of expression
(YANGON, November 14, 2017)—The Government of Myanmar should immediately and unconditionally drop criminal defamation charges...
Recent defamation case in Phakant highlights urgent need to bring the Burma Army under...
September 8, 2017
Since the founding of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) on September 9, 1999, we have been working to promote and protect...
Latest Burma Army war crimes in Kachin State highlight urgent need to end military-to-military...
Date: August 21, 2017
Press release by KWAT
On August 11, 2017, hundreds of Burma Army troops entered Kasung village, in Mogaung township of Kachin State,...
Appeal for the immediate release of Kachin farmer Nlam Bawk Naw, arbitrarily arrested on...
Date: 8th August, 2017
Press release by Kachin CSOs
Kachin CSOs are calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Kachin farmer Nlam Bawk...
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...
Without Justice there can be no Peace
Civil society expectations from the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference
Today the Government will host the second session of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference...
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...
UN Human Rights Council Decides To Urgently Dispatch An International Fact Finding Mission To...
(Geneva, 24 March 2017) - Today, in a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution to urgently dispatch an international fact...
Statement of the Ninth Conference of Women’s League of Burma
Date: March 20, 2017
The Ninth Conference of the Women’s League of Burma, held from March 16 to 18, 2017, was attended by 67 people,...
