Seventy Second Independence Day Speech of Gen. (Retd.) Viyalie Metha, Kedahge (President), Federal Government of Nagaland
Viyalie Metha / Federal Government of Nagaland | August 14, 2018 Date: Urra, Chedema, Nagaland, August 14, 2018. Dear fellow countrymen, As we gather today to celebrate our 72nd Independence Day, let us all give [...]
Legal Analysis of the Press Release Issued by the Office of the State Counsellor in Connection with the Jurisdiction of the ICC for Heinous Crimes Took Place in Rakhine and other Ethnic States
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | August 11, 2018 In the said press release, issued on August 9, 2018, there are many flaws from legal, ethical and accountable aspects. Firstly, it stated that Myanmar is not [...]
Displaced Karen Celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples along with their Local Solutions and Actions Contributing to Global Conservation Targets and Peace building in Burma/Myanmar
Salween Peace Park Committee / Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)| August 9, 2018 On August 9th (the 11th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the war-displaced Karen [...]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Termination of International Protection for Chin Refugees Violates International Refugee Law
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) / South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAHRF) / Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) / Chin Refugee Committee Delhi (CRC) / Independent Chin Communities Malaysia (ICC) | August [...]
Statement Restoration Council of Shan State Biannual Meeting, 2018
Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) | August 4, 2018 The first 2018 Biannual Meeting of the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) has been held during 1-4 August 2018 at Loi Tai [...]
Myanmar: International Efforts for Accountability Should Not Be Weakened by the New Domestic Independent Commission of Enquiry
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM‐ASIA) / Progressive Voice / Equality Myanmar | August 3, 2018 (Bangkok, 3 August 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM‐ASIA), together with [...]
UN Security Council Members Must Refer Burma to the International Criminal Court
Karen Communities Worldwide | July 30, 2018 Karen communities worldwide join the call from Kachin and other ethnic people of Burma for the United Nations Security Council to refer Burma to the International Criminal Court. [...]
The Burmese Government Must Leam from the Dam Disaster in Laos
Burma Rivers Network | July 26, 2018 Burma Rivers Network is greatly saddened by the dam collapse in Laos and calls urgently on the Burrnese government to check the stability of existing large dams and [...]
Burma Human Rights Guide
Burma Campaign UK / Human Rights Foundation | July 26, 2018 Burma has suffered under decades of brutal military dictatorships, military-backed governments and now an NLD-led government. It has long been considered one of the worst countries in [...]
Development or Destruction? the Human Rights Impacts of Hydropower Development on Villagers in Southeast Myanmar
Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) / Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) | July 10, 2018 The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) and Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) are proud to present our new report, "Development or Destruction? The human [...]
Analysis of the Speech of Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-In Chief of the Myanmar Army, Delivered at the Third Union Peace Conference: 21st Century Panglong
Legal Aid Network | July 12, 2018 (1) His speech, in regard to history, is ideologically incorrect. References are incomplete too. His saying as “We should not become prisoners of history” is a mere ignorance [...]
HURFOM Report Shows Worrying Trend in Sexual Violence Against Children in Mon State and Mon Areas of Southern Burma
Women and Child Rights Project (WCRP) / Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) | July 25, 2018 HURFOM’s Women and Child Rights Project (WCRP) releases: ‘“A Girl’s Life was Destroyed”: Sexual violence against children continues [...]