The Report on the Process of Collecting the Voices of Karenni Women and Policy Brief for Peace Process
Karenni National Women's Organization | March 8, 2017 In August 2016, the Karenni National Women’s Organization (KNWO) conducted awareness training for its own staff and partners to promote women’s participation in the peace process. After [...]
United Nationalities Federal Council Delegation for Political Negotiation Press Release
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | February 28, 2017 1. On March 1, 2017, the UNFC’s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) and the State Counsellor will be holding a meeting at the National Reconciliation and [...]
Refugee Youth Must Have the Opportunity to Participate in Burma’s Transition
[Yangon, 22 February 2017] – Today, Burma Link, Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) launch a documentary, “Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow’s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth.” The documentary amplifies the [...]
Urgent APRRN Statement: ‘Rohingya Island’ Proposal is Dangerous, Absurd and Inhumane
Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) | February 17, 2017 The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), a civil society network of over 300 members, expresses serious concern towards the Government of Bangladesh for its [...]
International Organizations Urge Burma / Myanmar Govt: Stop the Hate
Joint statement by 34 international organizations | February 10, 2017 For release on Fri 10 Feb 2017: Thirty-four international, regional and national organisations working in solidarity for human rights and democracy in Burma/Myanmar have signed [...]
ND-Burma 2016 Report Finds Dramatic Increase in Human Rights Violations
Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) | February 8, 2017 ND-Burma today releases its 2016 report on the human rights situation in Burma/Myanmar, which shows a dramatic increase in the number of human rights violations [...]
Chin Party Issues Statement on National-Level Political Dialogue
By Aung Ko Oo / Mizzima | February 9, 2017 The Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) Secretary Salai Ceu O Bik Thawng has told Mizzima that their party issued a Statement on February 8 regarding [...]
Statement from Karen Women’s Movement – Second Karen Women’s Seminar
Statement from Karen Women's Movement | February 6, 2017 In order to strengthen Karen women’s rights and the women’s movement across Karen communities, Karen Women Organization organized and held the second Karen Women’s Seminar in [...]
We Shall Never Surrender to the Difficulties That Come with Revolution: KIO’s Chairman
By Tsa Doi La / Kachinland News | February 7, 2017 This past Sunday marked the 56th anniversary of the Kachin Revolution Day. Kachin communities around the world commemorated the Kachin Revolution Day with prayer [...]
What are the Factors which Caused the Assassination of Supreme Court Lawyer U Ko Ni?
Statement (2) on U Ko Ni case by Legal Aid Network | February 2, 2017 The Preamble of the UDHR provides, inter alia, that human rights should be protected by the Rule of Law. In Burma, [...]
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Trend of Silence
By Lawi Weng / The Irrawaddy | February 4, 2017 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has remained noticeably silent regarding the death of National League for Democracy (NLD) legal advisor U Ko Ni, [...]
Statement by the Arakan National Council (ANC): The Assassination of U Ko Ni
Arakan National Council (ANC) | February 2, 2017 We, Arakan National Council, believe that behind the assassination of U Ko Ni, who is the Lawyer at Burmese Supreme Court and Legal Advisor to the National League for [...]