August 2013
2008 Charter Dumped by Chiangmai Conference
Shan Herald Agency for News, August 1, 2013 The 3 day Ethnic Conference organized by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) that ended yesterday had overwhelmingly spurned the military-drawn and adopted 2008 constitution, following a [...]
July 2013
Survivors From Burmese Penal Colony Say Real Reform Has Yet to Begin
Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy, July 31, 2013 RANGOON—Former political prisoners who survived detention on Great Coco Island, a notorious penal colony off Burma’s mainland, have criticized the country’s reform efforts, saying the Burmese people [...]
Waiting for Justice in Burma
Guy Horton / Democratic Voice of Burma, July 3, 2013 “If you are neutral in a situation of injustice, you have chosen to side with the oppressor.” - Aung San Suu Kyi A new art gallery [...]
June 2013
Refugees: “Talk to Us and Listen to Our Voices”
Karen News, June 24, 2013 Naw Day Wah Htoo lives in Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp on the Thai Burma border and talks to Karen News about her life living on the margins. Karen [...]
May 2013
Suu Kyi Slams Reforms, Says Govt Introduced ‘No Tangible Changes’
Kyaw Phyo Tha / The Irrawaddy, May 27, 2013 RANGOON—Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday criticized the government’s reform agenda, saying that little progress had been made in establishing rule of law [...]
Karen Women’s Voices Vital in Peace Talks
Christine Leah and Nan Paw Gay / Karen News, May 26, 2013 The participation of women in future peace talks between the ethnic groups and the central government will be critical contribution to achieving lasting [...]
Prisoners of Mae Sot
Stephen Campbell / Mizzima, May 23, 2013 A little over a week ago, a young Myanmar friend of mine, let’s call him Myo, found himself hiding in some farm fields, avoiding the Thai police while [...]
Burma Fails on Natural Resource Governance: Report
Hanna Hindstrom / Democratic Voice of Burma, May 16, 2013 Burma has the worst record on natural resource governance in the entire world, according to a new international study, which activists on Thursday described as [...]
Refugees Face Uncertain Future as Burma Opens
Denis D. Gray, AP writer / The Irrawaddy, May 13, 2013 MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand—Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and [...]
April 2013
Dropping Sanctions and Ignoring Human Rights Abuses
Mark Farmaner / Democratic Voice of Burma, April 22, 2013 The European Union is expected to announce their decision to lift sanctions targeting Burma on Monday – the same day that Human Rights Watch published [...]