This report from the Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand, reveals human rights abuses against the Kachin People in Kachin State since the November 2010 election. Human rights abuse against the Kachin People in Kachin State are rape, killing, forced displacement, forced labor and torture.
These abuses have led many families to leave their homes and created at least 25,000 internally displaced persons who are sheltering in makeshift refugee camps, in larger towns, or hiding in the jungle. who are sheltering in makeshift refugee camps, in larger towns, or hiding in the jungle. Find out more about human right abuses in the Kachin State in Burma.