Over the six months from January to June 2013, ND-Burma documented 147 human rights violations across Burma. These violations occurred in areas of armed conflict but also in areas covered by ceasefires.
June 20, 2013 I. INTRODUCTION In late 2012 the New Mon State Party (NMSP) initiated a vigorous anti-drugs campaign throughout various Mon communities in Burma.1 Arrests of numerous drug smugglers were made, drug-using youth were sent to NMSP rehabilitation centres, and signs were erected in villages calling on residents to resist and combat drug use.
The Burmese government’s renewed war against the Kachin has exponentially increased the risk of human trafficking along the China-Burma border.
The annual report of Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) documented the human rights situation in Burma from December 2011-January 2013.
Over the period of this report, the political landscape in Burma has undergone noticeable shifts. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, once a political prisoner under house arrest,
I. Executive Summary The growing optimism surrounding Burma’s political and social transitions has begun to be accompanied by ambitions to resettle displaced communities along the country’s border with Thailand. As the notion and its attendant proposals continue to proliferate, it seems timely to assess how the communities directly affected by this prospect feel about resettlement. Interviews were […]
About 60,000 Kachin villagers fleeing Burma Army attacks and persecution, who are sheltering in Kachin-controlled territory along the China-Burma border, have received almost no international aid since conflict broke out in June 2011.
“Protests and Arrests Rise in November – Threatens Freedom of Expression” A series of both improvements and setbacks highlighted an eventful month in Burma. While advancements in international recognition made worldwide news,
The Network for Human Rights Documentation in Burma (ND-Burma) is pleased to announce the publishing of the Training Manual for Human Rights Documentation Training, which is available in both Burmese and English. The manual is one of the collective efforts of the 12 member organizations of the ND-Burma. ND-Burma has been documenting the human rights […]
This report provides an update of atrocities committed by the Burma Army against civilians since it broke its 17-year ceasefire with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) one year ago.