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Bombs to Ballots: Myanmar Junta’s Bloody Race for Recognition Exposing the junta’s campaign of terror to stage a sham election

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Exposing the junta’s campaign of terror to stage a sham election As the junta continues to illegally and unjustly expand their military through forced conscription, the upcoming 2025 sham election is yet another calculated attempt by the junta to bolster its legitimacy. Civil society organizations have widely condemned these efforts, describing them as ‘political theatre’[1] and […]

An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma: January – June 2025

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An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma: January – June 2025 This report documents human rights violations by ND-Burma members and affiliates from January to June 2025. The figures presented are totals collected by our partners across each state and region. Our findings will be contextualized with desk research alongside cases documented by ND-Burma […]

Ethnic demographic and health survey (EDHS) Report and Factsheet

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The report provides a rare and critical view into how communities are coping with overlapping challenges — including economic hardship, service disruptions, military attacks and rapidly expanding health needs among the ordinary people in areas of the country that are hard to access. Major challenges include lack of access to medical resources and treatment, very […]

KWAT 2024 Annual Report

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“We are pleased to share with you KWAT’s 2024 Annual Report, which highlights our  efforts to promote the rights, safety, and dignity of women and communities affected by conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan States.”

Support Myanmar’s displaced communities through border-based aid and legal protection

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Stop the Myanmar military junta’s atrocities fueling mass displacement On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we call on the United Nations (UN), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Myanmar’s neighboring countries, and the wider international community to take immediate, concrete actions to address the dire humanitarian needs of Myanmar’s displaced communities through border-based […]

Speaking Truth to Power: Ending Military Impunity in Burma/Myanmar

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18 June 2025Women’s League of Burma (WLB) is launching an influential new briefing paper and video documentary highlighting the military Junta’s widespread and systematic use of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Burma/Myanmar on 18 June 2025. This important initiative aims to raise the voices of survivors, shed light on the scale of these crimes, and […]

Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma Releases

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For Immediate Release The latest report by the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma), ‘Documentation in Darkness,’ presents an overview of the targeted assaults and attacks committed against innocent civilians between January and December 2024. ND-Burma member organizations recorded 1,032 violations across seven dates and six regions, including Yangon. ND-Burma and its partners compiled case […]

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Calls for ASEAN to Uphold and Protect Human Rights in New Briefing Paper Ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit

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For Immediate Release Today, the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma releases a new briefing paper, “ASEAN Must Protect, Not Neglect Human Rights in Burma,” ahead of the upcoming 46th ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 26 to 27, 2025. ND-Burma members call upon ASEAN to act with integrity and a commitment […]

Beneath the Cracks

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Devastation and Destruction by the Junta in the Earthquake Aftermath One month ago, on 28 March 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Burma and neighbouring Thailand. In an instant, lives were changed forever. Buildings buckled and fell to the ground, leaving many trapped and buried under rubble, fearing for their lives. Places of worship […]

ND-Burma’s bi-annual report finds intensification of conflict led to continued deterioration of human rights in Burma

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18 April 2019 For immediate press release Throughout 2018, ND-Burma found that the human rights situation in Burma continued to deteriorate due to the intensification of conflict between the military and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs). This was particularly the case in northern Kachin and Shan states, and the majority of cases documented by ND-Burma’s member organisations originated […]