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Enough is enough! World must act to end Burma Army’s devastating war on Kachin

June 9, 2018

June 9, 2018 Seven years ago today, civil war resumed…

Myanmar: UN Security Council must act to end ongoing crimes against humanity in northern Burma

May 4, 2018

4 May 2018 We welcome the UNSC delegation’s historic…

Urgent call for safe passage of ethnic villagers trapped by Myanmar Tatmadaw offensives throughout Kachin State and for provision of humanitarian aids

April 30, 2018

30 April 2018 From April 11 to 28, 2018, due to fierce offensives…

State terror in the Kachin hills

November 16, 2017

In late 2012, the Burma Army intensified military operations…

Kasung IDPs in Namati

August 17, 2017

Six years since resumption of Civil War in Kachin

June 9, 2017

9th June 2017 Children born on the day civil war reignited…

A Far Cry From Peace: Ongoing Burma Army Offensives and Abuses in Northern Burma Under the NLD Government

October 15, 2016

This report provides an update of the security situation in…

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…

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

June 9, 2015

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

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

October 10, 2014

This report, based on interviews with Kachin drug users, their…

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.