CHAN THAR 07 MAY 2018 Ex-political prisoners have sought the help of the government in the rehabilitation of thousands of so-called prisoners of conscience who were incarcerated for decades for fighting for their beliefs and for the return of democracy in Myanmar. “The organisations helping ex-political prisoners can’t reach the whole country. There were many incidents […]
Statement by the Kachin Women’s Association of Thailand UN Security Council must act to end ongoing crimes against humanity in northern Burma We welcome the UNSC delegation’s historic visit to Burma from April 30 to May 1, 2018, which highlighted the large-scale displacement from northern Rakhine State, but we are disappointed that the UNSC delegates […]
A delegation composed of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations/ representatives from immediate neighbours of Myanmar including current ASEAN Chair, and Member States of the United Nations Security Council arrived Nay Pyi Taw in the afternoon of 30 April 2018. During their stay in Nay Pyi Taw, the delegation paid a courtesy call on State […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Tuesday at a sharply escalation in hostilties in Kachin state, citing reports of the army using aerial bombings, heavy weapons and artillery fire on civilian areas near China. FILE PHOTO – Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in […]
23rd April 2018 The Burma military broke the ceasefire with the Kachin Independence Organisation in 2011. Since then, residents of the Kachin region have endured various forms of human rights violation as well as denial of humanitarian assistance by Burmese military. Their daily lives have also become dictated by the ebb and flow of armed […]
By LAWI WENG 25 April 2018 A Kachin woman has gone into hiding after accusing the Myanmar Army (or Tatmadaw) of killing two of her family members, apparently fearing detention by the military, according to local sources in Kachin State. Kaw Awng, 45, is already the subject of legal action by the Tatmadaw. She has been charged […]
On March 4th, the Burma Army began the largest and most coordinated deployment of troops into Karen State’s Mutraw (Hpapun) district since 2008. More than 1,500 Burma Army troops have now crossed into Karen National Union (KNU) controlled areas of Mutraw’s Luthaw township, breaching the terms of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and provoking multiple […]
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar police chief ordered officers to “trap” a Reuters reporter arrested in December, telling them to meet the journalist at a restaurant and give him “secret documents”, prosecution witness Police Captain Moe Yan Naing told a court on Friday. Moe Yan Naing gave details to the court of the hours leading […]
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar began releasing more than 8,000 prisoners on Tuesday on humanitarian grounds under a presidential pardon, with most of those being released convicted of drug offences but with 36 people classified as political prisoners among them. Newly released prisoners, part of over 8,000 inmates granted amnesty by Myanmar’s President Win Myint to […]
Seeking justice in Burma ND-Burma’s 2017 report on the human right situation finds military continues to block justice for abuses ND-Burma released its 2017 report on the human rights situation, which found that ongoing conflict between the military and ethnic armed organisations has resulted in continued abuses against non-combatants, predominantly by state security forces. The military […]