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Update by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) Burma Army commits war crimes against Kachin IDPs: blocking access to refuge, using as human shields and minesweepers, indiscriminate shelling, looting   Contrary to claims by Burma Army commanders that they have not…

Statement by the Karen Women’s Organization The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) condemns all acts by the Burmese military in violation of the nationwide ceasefire. The Burmese Army has repeatedly demonstrated their lack of accountability and regard for human rights. We…

Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association of Thailand We welcome the UNSC delegation’s historic visit to Burma from April 30 to May 1, 2018, which highlighted the large-scale displacement from northern Rakhine State, but we are disappointed that the UNSC…

Media Release by Karen Peace Support Network A new report and documentary film by the Karen Peace Support Network have been produced to highlight the ongoing plight of the Karen people who must continue to flee the Burma Army’s military…

  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 as well as denial of humanitarian assistance by Burmese military. Their…

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation 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 the vulnerability of women amid the heavy…

Burma Campaign UK today expressed disappointment at the apparent decision by Aung San Suu Kyi to keep around 90 political prisoners in jail. The reported release of 36 political prisoners today is wonderful news for those political prisoners and their…

Statement Mutraw Emergency Assistance Team 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 early March 2018. This has caused an outbreak of…

Briefing from The Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) 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 peace, as happened over twenty years…

PRESS RELEASE from Finnwatch   The Prakanong Court in Bangkok, Thailand today read its verdict on a civil damages claim against Andy Hall, filed by the pineapple company Natural Fruit Co Ltd, ordering Andy Hall to pay 10 million baht (260…