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PRESS STATEMENT: CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR DISASTER RELIEF FOR EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN MYANMAR

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30 March 2025 Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar Aid agencies must ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta We—the undersigned 265 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—express our deepest sorrow for communities across Myanmar and Thailand devastated by the earthquake on […]

AAPP Launches its New Report on Justice, the Judiciary and the Weaponization of Law to Repress Civilians in Burma

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Today, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners launches its new report, highlighting the inherently repressive colonial legislation that has been amended, enacted and weaponized by the junta to systematically commit a campaign of terror and ongoing human rights violations against the people of Burma. “The military junta is weaponizing its unjust law, using its interrogation […]

Junta offensives leave 4 dead, thousands displaced in northwest Myanmar

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Displaced residents are in critical need of clean water and medicine, aid workers said. Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese.  Junta attacks on Thursday claimed four lives in northwest Myanmar, where tens of thousands displaced residents remain in desperate need of emergency aid, volunteers and locals told Radio Free Asia.  The offensives in the embattled Sagaing […]

Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate

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To: United Nations Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations General Assembly Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate 17 March 2025 We—the undersigned 290 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—call on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to urgently open an investigation into conflicts of interest over the business […]

Myanmar children, monks among dozens killed in heavy airstrikes

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Attacks in Shan state and Mandalay region aimed at civilians, rebels say. Myanmar’s military killed 40 civilians, including Buddhist monks and children, in airstrikes in northern Myanmar as it tries to pound its enemies into submission, insurgents told Radio Free Asia on Monday. Myanmar’s rising toll of civilian casualties comes as a humanitarian crisis is […]

Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate

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To: United Nations Secretary-General United Nations General Assembly Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate 17 March 2025 We—the undersigned 290 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—call on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to urgently open an investigation into conflicts of interest over the […]

UN chief: Discussing humanitarian aid corridor from Bangladesh to Myanmar

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Amid fighting in Rakhine state, immediate ‘dignified return’ for refugees is difficult, he says. DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United Nations is discussing the possibility of a humanitarian aid corridor to Myanmar from Bangladesh in an effort to create equitable conditions for Rohingya refugees to eventually return, the U.N. chief said in Dhaka on Saturday. However, […]

Rodrigo Roa Duterte makes first appearance before the ICC: confirmation of charges hearing scheduled for 23 September 2025

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Today, 14 March 2025, Rodrigo Roa Duterte (“Mr Duterte”) appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber I (“the Chamber”) of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”). Mr Duterte is suspected of the crime against humanity of murder, allegedly committed in the Republic of the Philippines (“the Philippines”) between 1 November 2011 and 16 March 2019. The Chamber […]

Myanmar junta troops massacre 11 villagers, most too old to flee, residents say

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The violence inflicted for years in minority areas comes to the central heartland. Updated on March 10, 2025 at 1:39 p.m. ET Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar soldiers on a sweep through a central village known for its support of anti-junta forces killed 11 civilians, most of them too old to […]

On International Women’s Day, the Network for Human RightsDocumentation – Burma Calls for the Recognition of Women’s Contributions to the Pro-Democracy Movement

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On International Women’s Day, the Network for Human RightsDocumentation – Burma Calls for the Recognition of Women’s Contributions to the Pro-Democracy Movement 8 March 2025 For Immediate Release On International Women’s Day, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) calls for the international community to recognize the resilience of women in the country’s […]