Clash in KNLA 7th Brigade Area
Situation Report on Military Activity in KNLA Territory | April 26, 2018 According to reports from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) 7th Brigade, the Myanmar Tatmadaw (MT or the Myanmar Army) Military Operation Command [...]
Kachin Communities Worldwide Demand United Nations Security Council Urgently Refers Burma to the International Criminal Court
32 Kachin Organisations | April 23, 2018 The Burma military broke the ceasefire with the Kachin Independence Organisation in 2011. Since then, residents of the Kachin region have endured various forms of human rights violation [...]
Brutal Rape of 73-Year-Old Woman by Burma Army Soldier in Mong Phyak Highlights Vulnerability of Women in Militarized Eastern Shan State
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | April 23, 2018 The rape and brutal slashing of a 73-year-old woman by a Burma Army soldier near Mong Phyak town, eastern Shan State, on April 2, 2018, highlights [...]
Accountability of the State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her NLD government In Connection with the ICC’s Jurisdiction Issue
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | April 19, 2018 1. On April 13, the office of the State Counsellor, headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, issued a press release arguing that there can be no ICC [...]
A Tribute to Saw O Moo – Karen Enviroment and Social Action Network
Karen Enviroment and Social Action Network (KESAN) | April 9, 2018 Indigenous Karen people of Mutraw and staff of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) are mourning the loss of one of their [...]
Mutraw Emergency Assistance Team Statement
By Mutraw Emergency Assistance Team | April 9, 2018 In Mutraw (Hpapun) District, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)'s 5th Brigade, Ler Mu Plaw area, the Burmese Army has been launching its military offensive since [...]
Third Karen Women’s Seminar Statment
Karen Women Seminar | March 29, 2018 In order to strengthen the Karen women, movement across Karen communities, the Karen Women's Organization organized the third Karen Women's Seminar in Lay Wah (Law Khee Lar), Karen [...]
KHRG Statement on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Karen Human Rights Group | April 4, 2018 On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in [...]
Ongoing Burma Army Logging Threatens Peace Efforts in Karenni State
Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) | April 3, 2018 Summary This briefing paper analyzes how Burma Army exploitation of natural resources in Karenni State is undermining efforts by the Karenni National Progress Party to seek [...]
Position of Karen Student Network Group on Repatriation
Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) | June 20, 2017 INTRODUCTION On 26-28 December 2016, Karen Student Network Group organised consultation on Refugee Return during its 21st General Annual Meeting held in Mae La Oo refugee [...]
Petition Calling for Tatmadaw to Immediately Withdraw its Troops and Cease Military Road Construction in Northern Mutraw (Hpapun) District, Karen State
Indegenous Karen Leaders of 16 Villages in Mutraw (Hpapun) District | March 27, 2018 Date:March 27, 2018 Her Excellency Daw Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor Republic of the Union of Burma/Myanmar Dear Daw Aung [...]
Seeking Criminal Accountability of the Former President U Htin Kyaw
Legal Aid Network (LAN) | March 21, 2018 Today, U Htin Kyaw has already resigned from the position of the State President. It needs to be analysed in connection with the effort, exerted by a [...]