Speaking Truth for Peace: Women’s Experiences of War and Impunity in Myanmar
Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) / Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) / Ta’ang Women’s Organization (TWO) / Vimutti Women Organization (VWO) | March 24, 2018 After enduring silence, violence, and impunity for decades, now is the [...]
Karen Villagers Protest Expanding Burma Army Offensives in Mutraw (Hpapun) District
Indigenous leaders in 10 affected villages in Luthaw Township, Mutraw District | March 19, 2018 Displaced Karen villagers in the Salween Peace Park hold prayer vigils calling for peace Ler Mu Plaw village tract, Mutraw [...]
Karen National Union (KNU) Position Statement on Tatmadaw Military Activities in Sending Military Forces into Mutraw District (Papun) to Build a Road Based for Military Use, during the Implementation of the Ceasefire.
Karen National Union (KNU) | March 16, 2018 From the 4th March 2018, the Tatmadaw was preparing to build a road, which could be of assistance to military operations, between Kaypu and Lermuplaw villages in [...]
KRW: Say No to Military Action and Destructive Energy Project that Endanger Peace
Karen Rivers Network (KRW) | March 14, 2018 On 14 March 2018, Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) is calling on the Burma Army and the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government to demonstrate their commitment to [...]
Burma’s “Peace Process”: The Government Talks, the Military Shoots, Villagers Flee
Karen Community of Canada (KCC) | March 13, 2018 The horrific treatment of Rohingya Muslims and their violent expulsion from Burma has shocked the world. As the Karen Community of Canada (KCC), an organization representing [...]
Burma/Myanmar Military Aggression Violates the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and Endangers Villagers in Mutraw District, Karen State
Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) | March 9, 2018 On Sunday, March 4th, 6 Burma Army battalions comprising over 600 soldiers began invading the peaceful villages of Indigenous Karen people in northern Mutraw (Hpapun) District, [...]
SHRF Condemns Unjust Prison Sentences of up to Ten Years for Ho Pong Farmers
Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) | March 1, 2018 SHRF strongly condemns the unjust sentencing on February 26, 2018, of eight farmers from Ho Pong, southern Shan State, to prison sentences of between four and [...]
Statement on Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Mr.Naing Soe
Arakan National Council | February 27, 2018 At 06:45 p.m. on February 25th, 2018, local government authorities arbitrarily arrested Mr.Naing Soe, a Central Executive Committee member and head of the Social Department of the Arakan [...]
UNFC Council Meeting Press Release
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) | February 25, 2018 1. On February 23, 2018, the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) resumed its second regular Council Meeting, which was paused on February 11, 2018. Representatives of [...]
Muse Township Bans Medical Treatment to Wounded Ethnic Soldiers
By Paing Soe / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | February 19, 2018 The township administrator of Muse in northern Shan State has issued a ban on members of ethnic armed groups receiving medical treatment in [...]
Myanmar Army Attacks on Kachin Civilians Must End
Burma Human Rights Network (BHR) | February 8, 2018 Since Jan. 25, the Myanmar Army has been engaged in an aerial bombardment of Kachin State’s Tanai Township, and carried out military strikes in and occupation [...]
Northern Burma/Myanmar: Global Kachin Appeal for UN Members’ Action
20 Global Kachin Organisations | February 6, 2018 Stop War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity In response to a coordinated militant attack on August 25, 2017, the Burmese government security forces launched a military campaign [...]