Trafficking of women from throughout Burma to be forced brides in China This report, based on interviews with 187 female trafficking survivors assisted by KWAT between 2019 and 2023, reveals that the demand for brides continues to be the main factor fuelling trafficking of women from Burma to China, and that women from throughout Burma […]
Recommendations to ASEAN and Its Member States (1) Move beyond the 5PC to achieve a Myanmar people-led and people-centered solution to the crisis in Myanmar. ASEAN’s “Myanmar-owned and -led” approach must be backed by genuine political will that aligns with and supports the collective aspirations of the people of Myanmar. (2) Cease all pressure on […]
ASEAN must support Myanmar federal democracy building and justice seeking Myanmar civil society urges ASEAN to pursue Myanmar people-led solution to crisis Today, the Myanmar National Organizing Committee for ACSC/APF (Myanmar NOC) launched the Civil Society Position Paper Addressing ASEAN’s Goal of a “Myanmar-Owned and -Led Solution,” endorsed by 260 civil society organizations. The Position Paper provides a […]
Operation 1027 was a coordinated military attack against the junta on October 27th, 2023. It was carried out by the Northern Brotherhood, which includes the Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army. Several months later, the Three Brotherhood Alliance held three meetings to negotiate with China on January 11 […]
10 December 2024 On Human Rights Day, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) releases its latest briefing paper, “Attacks from the Air,” which includes cases of airstrikes throughout the month of November 2024 in Kachin, Karenni and Shan States. ND-Burma condemns all forms of violence against innocent people and calls for immediate […]
This briefing paper by the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) will analyze the impact of the airstrikes perpetrated against innocent civilians by the military junta in Northern Shan State, Kachin State and Karenni State throughout November 2024. Desk research compiled by ND-Burma in English and Burmese, combined with data from our members, found twenty-five […]
To: Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court CC: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court 9 December 2024 Subject: Civil society support for the application by the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing Your Excellencies, On the International […]
The objectives of the 2023 projects were to enhance the systematic documentation of human rights abuses in Myanmar and bring grassroots attention to the human rights violations happening on the ground. ND-Burma provided training in numerous areas through the ND-Burma network.