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KWAT Statements

KWAT’s 17th anniversary denouncing escalating Burma Army offensives to seize control of Kachin State’s natural resources

September 9, 2016

09 September 20016 On this occasion of the 17th anniversary…

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

June 9, 2015

Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)June…

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

June 9, 2015

Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)June…

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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.

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