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No justice for ongoing Burma Army crimes in northern Shan State

January 7, 2020

In the State Counsellor’s speech at the International Court…

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

October 16, 2018

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

Human trafficking on China border can only be addressed by ending Burma Army offensives and war crimes

September 13, 2018

Statement on Myanmar’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Day September…

International Kachin Community Supports Fact-Finding Mission’s Call to Refer Burma to the ICC

September 3, 2018

3 September, 2018 – We, the International Kachin…

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…

Myanmar: Drop Defamation Cases Against Kachin Anti-War Protest Organizers Trial against three protesters continues today

May 21, 2018

(YANGON, May 21, 2018) – The Government of Myanmar…

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…

Kachin Communities Worldwide Demand United Nations Security Council Urgently Refers Burma to the International Criminal Court

April 23, 2018

23rd April 2018 The Burma military broke the ceasefire…

Recent defamation case in Phakant highlights urgent need to bring the Burma Army under civilian control

September 8, 2017

September 8, 2017 Since the founding of the Kachin…

Ongoing Impunity (continued Burma army atrocities against Kachin people)

May 20, 2017

Continued Burma Army atrocities against the Kachin people. No…

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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.