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20th Anniversary Photo book

September 23, 2019

This photo book is published to remember KWAT’s milestones…

Statement on the 10th Congress of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand

March 10, 2019

10th March 2019 The 10th Congress of the Kachin…

Burma Army commits war crimes against Kachin IDPs: blocking access to refuge, using as human shields and minesweepers, indiscriminate shelling, looting

May 15, 2018

May 15, 2018 Urgent update by the Kachin Women’s Association…

New report exposes systematic cover-up of Myanmar Army involvement in Kachin rape-murder case

July 19, 2016

Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)…

Ongoing Tatmadaw offensives and impunity for war crimes undermine new Panglong peace initiative

June 16, 2016

Date: 16th June, 2016Statement by the Women’s League of Burma The…

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.