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YOU CANNOT IGNORE US: Victims of human rights violations in Burma

October 16, 2018

Screenshot (Yangon – 16 October, 2018) Victims of…

State terror in the Kachin hills

November 16, 2017

In late 2012, the Burma Army intensified military operations…

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…

Burma’s Covered Up War: Atrocities Against the Kachin People

August 14, 2016

At the same time as Thein Sein’s government is engaging in…

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

January 19, 2016

Despite the so-called democratic transition taking place since…

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…

UNODCKWAT’s 7 Year Activity Report (2007-2013)UNODC

September 9, 2014

KWAT team is happy to share our 7 year activity report (2007-2013)…

From Persecution To Deprivation

October 8, 2012

About 60,000 Kachin villagers fleeing Burma Army attacks and…

Eastward Bound

December 18, 2007

Summary of key findings The report documents…

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.