ICC Declines To Protect Stateless Rohingya From Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) Joint Press Release: 16th September 2017 ICC declines to protect Stateless Rohingya from Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity We the undersigned organisations would like to stress that, with the initiative [...]
Indiscriminate Burma Army Shelling, Shooting Cause 300 Villagers To Flee In Mong Yai, Northern Shan State
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | September 14, 2017 Indiscriminate Burma Army shelling, shooting cause 300 villagers to flee in Mong Yai, northern Shan State - three villagers arrested, one beaten On September 10 at [...]
US Must Rebuke, Not Reward Myanmar Army
By Progressive Voice (PV) | September 13, 2017 The US Senate has proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the annual defense budget – to normalize relations between the militaries of [...]
Burma/Myanmar Civil Society Urges US Congress Not To Deepen Military-To-Military Ties
By 85 Burma / Myanmar Civil Society and Human Rights Organisations | September 12, 2017 Yangon, 12 September, 2017 – 85 Burma/Myanmar civil society and human rights organizations in an open letter today call on [...]
Keep Supporting Displaced Populations Along the Thailand-Burma/Myanmar Border
Burma Link | September 11, 2017 Download this campaign memo and fact sheet as PDF. KEEP SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN International support for IDPs in the southeast is set to stop after September 2017 and it [...]
Burma Human Rights Network Publishes Research Revealing State-Led Persecution Of Burma’s Muslim Minority
5th September 2017, London, United Kingdom: A human rights report released today reveals ongoing and systematic persecution of Burma’s Muslim minority by the country’s government. The Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) conducted eight months of [...]
Ei Htu Hta IDPs Supporting Committee Letter of Appeal for Continue Cross Border Humanitarian Aid
By Mahn Mahn / Ei Tu Hta Internally Displaced Person Supporting Committee | September 4, 2017 To whom it may concern, We write this urgent appeal to you to help us through a grave and [...]
160,000 Newly Displaced Rohingya Creates New Humanitarian Crisis – Attacks Ongoing
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) | September 1, 2017 Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK sources indicate that around 160,000 Rohingya have been displaced by the new military offensive which began on August 25th.The [...]
Press Release: Warning on the Use of Media and State Accounts to Inflame Rakhine Situation
Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) | September 1, 2017 1st September 2017, London, United Kingdom - The Burma Human Rights Network is monitoring events throughout Burma and in Burmese media with significant concern as Government [...]
Pressure Needed On Min Aung Hlaing To Halt Attacks On Rohingya Civilians
Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) | August 31, 2017 Burma Campaign UK today called on the international community to focus pressure on Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing, head of the Burmese military, to halt attacks [...]
Urgent Appeal From The Shan State Refugee Committee (Thai Border) To The International Community
Shan State Refugee Committee (Thai Border) | August 30, 2017 Urgent appeal to continue providing food aid to refugees and IDPs on Shan-Thai border We, the Shan State Refugee Committee (Thai Border), are appealing to [...]
As Conflict Escalates in Shan State, Aid Must Not Be Cut Off to Shan-Thai Border Refugees
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | August 30, 2017 Summary There are currently six camps along the Shan-Thai border, housing about 6,200 refugees (many of whom are categorized as “internally displaced persons” [...]