Kachin Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) | August 10, 2017 Appeal for the immediate release of Kachin farmer Nlam Bawk Naw, arbitrarily arrested on the Ledo Road by the Burma Army on June 20, 2017 Kachin CSOs are calling for [...]
By Mary Win / Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center (Union of Burma) | August 3, 2017 After a wave of resignations, especially of bulwark member Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), most observers thought the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) might not [...]
By Edith Mirante / The Irrawaddy | August 2, 2017 The Tatmadaw—Myanmar’s armed forces—should withdraw its bases from ethnic regions where its presence continues to be linked to human rights violations and resource grabbing. Troop withdrawal is not to [...]
By Ye Mon / Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) | August 2, 2017 Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged to assist Kachin children who are currently living in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to receive [...]
The Irrawaddy | July 29, 2017 Ye Ni: Welcome to Dateline Irrawaddy! This week, we discuss the latest developments in Shan and Kachin states and their impacts on politics and the country’s peace process. The Irrawaddy news crew members Ko [...]
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | July 26, 2017 YANGON — Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) held talks on the resettlement and schooling of internally displaced persons [...]
Burma Link | July 17, 2017 July 17, 2017, is the 15th Anniversary of the Rome Statute, which saw the establishment of the International Criminal Court and now marks the World Day for International Justice. In this exclusive interview with [...]
Burma Campaign UK | July 13, 2017 Burma Briefing No. 43 In 2002, Burma Campaign UK published the first ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly helping the military dictatorship in Burma, or which were linked to human rights [...]
Tribal Action Group and Burma Link | July 3, 2017 120,000 Kachin IDPs (internally displaced people) struggle to survive on 6.5 US dollars per month as the Burma Army continues attacking villages and committing violations likely amounting to war [...]
By Moderator / Rehmonnya.org | June 26, 2017 Today Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) commemorates International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. HURFOM wishes to express our solidarity with the many survivors of torture around the world. [...]