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UN must act urgently on recommendations by the International Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar

August 27, 2018

(Bangkok/Geneva, 27 August 2018) – Asian Forum for…

UN Human Rights Council Decides To Urgently Dispatch An International Fact Finding Mission To Burma/Myanmar

March 24, 2017

(Geneva, 24 March 2017) – Today, in a landmark decision,…

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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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