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This briefing paper provides an update of human rights violations by the regime’s security forces in urban andrural areas of Kachin State and Muse District of northern Shan State during April and May, 2021.Due to the previous deadly crackdowns, anti-coup protests have mostly been small flash mobs, but the security forces have continued to use […]
Ten years ago today, the Burma Army violated a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) by attacking KIA positions along the Taping River east of Bhamo, Kachin State. The attack displaced thousands of innocent civilians and deepened distrust. Over the last decade, a civil war has prevented Kachin people from feeling safe […]
9 April 2021 To: ICRC, IFRC and Partners of Myanmar Red Cross Society Subject: Open Letter from Myanmar CSOs Regarding the Myanmar Red Cross Society’s Attendance at the Murderous Junta’s Armed Forces Day Celebration Violating Principles of ICRC and IFRC Dear ICRC Members, IFRC Members and International Partner Countries, We, 407 Myanmar civil society organizations, […]
Amid deadly crackdowns on urban protests, regime’s troops commit fresh war crimes in northern BurmaWhile the media spotlight has focused on atrocities by the regime’s security forces in urban areas since the February 1coup, the Burma Army has been committing fresh crimes against rural villagers amidst escalating conflict in northernBurma. As villagers again flee for […]
For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 11, 2021Media contact: Myra Dahgaypaw, U.S. Campaign for Burma +1 718 207-2556Moon Nay Li, Kachin Women’s Association of Thailand +66 85 625 1912Naw Wah Ku Shee, Karen Support Peace Network +66 86 118 2261 (Washington, DC, February 11, 2021) – Today, 165 ethnic community organizations in Burma and from around the world […]
1 February 2021: The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) strongly condemns the actions of the Myanmar Tatmadaw which led to the arrest and detainment of Government officials, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President, U Win Myint. The arrests were made early in the morning as those in Burma […]
Date: 19 January 2021 Burma Army persecution of civilians continues in Kawng Kha, six years after the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers On the six-year anniversary of the rape-murder of two Kachin teachers in Kawng Kha village, Muse District, KWAT reiterates our calls for justice and an end to ongoing Burma Army aggression and persecution […]
To: Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Subject: Open letter from Myanmar civil society organizations to the UN Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar during the COVID-19 crisis Your Excellencies, On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, which falls on 21 September, we, 364 […]
Date: 3rd September, 2020 “Guarding profits not lives”: New report exposes Burma Army role in deadly Gwihka landslide A new report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) places blame on Burma Army troops for failing to enforce safety regulations at the Gwihka Mine in Hpakant, which could have prevented the deaths of about 300 jade […]
On July 2, 2020, about 300 mine workers died in a deadly landslide at a jade mine at Gwihka in Hpakant, Kachin State. The casualties were all jade scavengers, working in a mine that was officially closed for the rainy season. Most media reports have blamed the disaster on poor law enforcement, and on the […]
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.