Reign of Terror
October 20, 2021This briefing covers the situation of human rights, which were documented by the Chin Human Rights Organization in northwestern Burma/Myanmar, primarily in Chin State, Sagaing and Magwe Regions, between August and September 2021. Under the reign of ter …
Foreign Affairs Committee: The UK Government’s Response to the Myanmar Crisis
July 16, 2021The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published its report “The UK Government’s Response to the Myanmar Crisis”. The Committee calls on the UK Government to treat the democratically elected National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar as a g …
Deadly reprisals – Kachin Women’s Association Thailand briefing
June 16, 2021A new briefing paper by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) provides an update of human rights violations by the regime’s security forces in urban and rural areas of Kachin State and Muse District of northern Shan State during April and May, 202 …
Terror from the Skies – Karen Peace Support Network briefing
May 24, 2021Since the military coup on February 1, 2021, fierce air and ground offensives by the regime’s troops in Mutraw (Papun) District of northern Karen State have inflicted dozens of civilian casualties, and displaced over 70,000 – nearly 90% of the district …
The Human Cost of Failure – Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK briefing
May 24, 2021The genocide against Rohingya shows no sign of abating, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) said in a new briefing today, timed to coincide with Myanmar’s duty to report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on how it is preventing genoc …
Why is Dominic Raab Refusing to Act on Accountability for Burmese Military Crimes?
May 20, 2021This briefing paper details how, despite British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and other government ministers repeatedly talking about holding the Burmese military to account for its crimes, in practice they are fiercely resisting pressure to take act …
12 countries involved in training and cooperation with the Burmese military
March 3, 2021Twelve countries are involved in military training and/or cooperation with the Burmese military, despite its human rights record. With the exception of Pakistan, the countries on this list have all made agreements to continue or even increase military …
Situation update of IDPs in Mutraw (Papun) and Kler Lwee Htu (Nyaunglebin) Districts
January 29, 2021Report from Karen Peace Support Network Situation update of IDPs in Mutraw (Papun) and Kler Lwee Htu (Nyaunglebin) Districts with the recent armed conflict between Tatmadaw and KNLA, Northern Karen State and Eastern Bago, Burma/Myanmar Conflict between …
Blackening Our Future
January 28, 2021Burma Army-linked coal mining expansion in war-torn northern Shan State Report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation During the past year, the Mandalay-based conglomerate Ngwe Yi Pale and the Burma Army have expanded their coal mining operations in war-t …
US Restrictions on Relations with Burma
January 28, 2021Report by the Congressional Research Service Summary Between 1989 and 2008, Congress passed several laws placing political and economic sanctions on Burma’s military junta as part of a policy to identify individuals responsible for repression in Burma …