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Second Consultation Meeting of Border-Based Democracy Activist and Ethnic Civil Society Organizations Regarding Their Role and Work in Burma During the Transition

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For Immediate Release11 May, 2016 By the Organizing Committee of the Second Consultation Meeting of Border-Based Civil Society Organizations From 7-9 May, 2016, 56 representatives from 20 border-based democracy activist and ethnic civil society organizations held a second consultation meeting to discuss their role and the prospects for cooperation and collaboration in Burma’s transition. In […]

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

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Despite the so-called democratic transition taking place since 2010, Burma remains constitutionally under the control of the Armed Forces. However, our national democratic icon, democratic forces, some ethnic armed organizations, many NGOs — especially GON¬GOs – and most of the international community are siding with or exercising a policy of appeasement with the power holders, […]

Don’t be afraid We will be with you

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Myanmar/Burma has endured decades of civil war and political violence. Depite some political opening, activists continue to be put behind bars and fighting is ongoing in several ethnic areas. Women carry the burden of this violence. The women in this film have suffered human rights violations related to armed conflict and/or political violence. Karen women […]

The 4th anniversary of the renewal of war in Kachin areas

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Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)June 9, 2015 The international community must start pressuring the Burmese government to stop its attacks against ethnic peoples The conflict situation in northern Burma has worsened during 2015. Despite the Burmese government’s claims to be promoting peace, they have continued their military build-up in Kachin and northern […]

The 4th anniversary of the renewal of war in Kachin areas

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Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)June 9, 2015 The international community must start pressuring the Burmese government to stop its attacks against ethnic peoples The conflict situation in northern Burma has worsened during 2015. Despite the Burmese government’s claims to be promoting peace, they have continued their military build-up in Kachin and northern […]

Silent Offensive: How Burma Army Strategies are Fuelling the Kachin Drug Crisis

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This report, based on interviews with Kachin drug users, their family members, drug sellers, and community leaders in eight townships of northern Burma, paints a disturbing picture of the drug crisis in Kachin areas. It shows how the renewed conflict against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) since June 2011 is fuelling drug production and worsening […]

UNODCKWAT’s 7 Year Activity Report (2007-2013)UNODC

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KWAT team is happy to share our 7 year activity report (2007-2013) with you all. This report is a comprehensive compilation of KWAT’s goals, accomplishments, activities, and roles within society from 2007-2013. Since its formation in 1999, KWAT has been active in Thailand, Kachin State, and in Northern Shan State in Burma for the past […]

Undermining The Peace Process: Burmese Army atrocities against civilians in Putao, northern Kachin State

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Despite ongoing peace negotiations with the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), in early September2013 Burmese government troops raided the village of Nhka Ga, near Putao in northern Kachin State, accusing the villagers of supporting the KIA. They detained and tortured ten villagers, shot three men to death, andraped the wife of one of the detainees. The […]

Pushed to the Brink: Conflict and Human Trafficking on the Kachin-China Border

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The Burmese government’s renewed war against the Kachin has exponentially increased the risk of human trafficking along the China-Burma border. New documentation by KWAT indicates that large-scale displacement, lack of refugee protection and shortages of humanitarian aid have become significant new push factors fuelling the trafficking problem. Burma Army offensives against the Kachin Independence Army […]

From Persecution To Deprivation

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About 60,000 Kachin villagers fleeing Burma Army attacks and persecution, who are sheltering in Kachin-controlled territory along the China-Burma border, have received almost no international aid since conflict broke out in June 2011. Data compiled from local relief groups shows that international aid agencies, including the UN, have provided only 4% of basic food needs […]