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As we mark the 27th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) in 1999, we would like to take this opportunity to share six months of data on human rights violations and draw your attention to the ongoing and deeply concerning human rights situation in Kachin areas, where intensified armed conflict […]
“We are pleased to share with you KWAT’s 2025 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.”
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the resumption of conflict between the military junta and the Kachin Independence Army on June 9, 2011. Drastically intensified by the 2021 coup, this war has caused immense suffering. While official UNHCR figures report over 244,500 people displaced in Kachin State as of June 2026, the actual number is […]
5th May 2026The attempts to forcibly resume the stalled Myitsone Dam project, which has beensuspended since 2011 under former President Thein Sein’s administration, are in directopposition to the will of local Kachin people and the citizens of Myanmar.
Seeking to reverse large-scale territorial losses in Kachin State, Burma’s military regime hasduring the past year intensified airstrikes on civilian targets in areas controlled by the KachinIndependence Army (KIA).This report documents 26 airstrikes on civilians in nine Kachin State townships during thetwelve-month period between December 2024 and November 2025, causing at least 112civilian deaths and […]
10 December 2025 On International Human Rights Day, the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) releases a new briefing paper, ‘No One Feels Safe,’ which details cases of airstrikes documented by members in Burma from July to October 2025. Aerial strikes continue to be a leading cause of death and injury for civilians who are […]
On 1 February 2021, the military deliberately sabotaged the prospects for democracy when they attempted a coup. Senior politicians and newly elected Members of Parliament were quickly detained and arbitrarily arrested. Those who escaped the junta’s grasp fled, and many remain in exile as their names circulate on military-sponsored wanted lists. Widespread opposition to the […]
by the Military Council Date: November 18, 2025 We, the Kachin Feminist Initiatives (KFI), vehemently oppose the 2025 sham election organized by the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC). This election is a military strategy intended solely to legitimize the military dictatorship as the rightful government, and it is nothing more than a pretense completely […]
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 […]
The Burmese military has ruled and waged civil war within the territory of the union of Burma for many decades. As a result, Kachin and non-Burman ethnicities have been enduring severe hardship, such as impoverishment, and lack of access to health and education. In 1994, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO/A) and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), but did not lead to any political negotiation. Instead, the SPDC took advantage of the agreement to start large-scale extraction of natural resources from the territory of Kachin State.
Kachin Women’s Association Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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