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Update on the Human Rights Situation in Burma (January – June 2018)

September 10, 2018

ND-Burma’s bi-annual report finds human rights situation deteriorating…

Ongoing Impunity (continued Burma army atrocities against Kachin people)

May 20, 2017

Continued Burma Army atrocities against the Kachin people. No…

REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURMA [January to December 2016]

February 8, 2017

2016 has seen a dramatic increase in the number of human rights…

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

May 11, 2016

For Immediate Release11 May, 2016 By the Organizing Committee…

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

January 19, 2016

Despite the so-called democratic transition taking place since…

Don’t be afraid We will be with you

December 17, 2015

Myanmar/Burma has endured decades of civil war and political…

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

June 9, 2015

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

About Us

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.