Entries by ND Burma

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

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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 […]

Project and Budget Annual Report 2023

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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.

International criminal court seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

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Prosecutor says 2017 Rohingya crackdowns were suspected of being committed by the army, police and civilians. Updated at 1:47 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2024 The International Criminal Court, or ICC, issued an application for an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Myanmar’s army chief who now heads its junta, in connection with violence against the mostly […]

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Application for an arrest warrant in the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar

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Since 14 November 2019, we have been investigating alleged crimes committed during the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, and the subsequent exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh. After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and […]

UNICEF urges immediate action on $300 billion climate pledge to protect children’s futures

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell called for urgent action on the new $300 billion climate commitment to protect children’s futures. The pledge by rich countries to combat global climate change was announced on 24 November at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The UNICEF statement reads as follows. UNICEF stands ready to work with […]

Myanmar tops grim world ranking of landmine victims

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With violence surging, Myanmar has more casualties than Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. BANGKOK – Myanmar has for the first time recorded the most casualties in the world from antipersonnel landmines, with 1,003 victims in 2023, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, or ICBL, said in its annual report launched in Bangkok on Wednesday.  Myanmar has […]

Children make up nearly 40% of Myanmar’s 3.4 million displaced: UN

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The junta and related groups have killed more than 670 children since the 2021 military coup. Children make up nearly 40% of the more than 3.4 million people displaced in Myanmar due to the civil war, UNICEF said Thursday.  The findings from United Nations Children’s Fund came as an organization that monitors conflict in Myanmar […]

Nearly 500 cases of sexual assault against women in Myanmar’s conflict

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Rights groups say that the data reflects only cases they have verified and the true number is likely to be much higher. Nearly 500 cases of sexual assault have been documented against women during Myanmar’s civil war, although the true number is likely much higher, women’s rights groups said Wednesday. In the aftermath of the […]