ND Burma
ND-Burma formed in 2004 in order to provide a way for Burma human rights organizations to collaborate on the human rights documentation process. The 13 ND-Burma member organizations seek to collectively use the truth of what communities in Burma have endured to advocate for justice for victims. ND-Burma trains local organizations in human rights documentation; coordinates members’ input into a common database using Martus, a secure open-source software; and engages in joint-advocacy campaigns.
Recent Posts
- INTERVIEW: Why an Argentine court filed a warrant for Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest
- Myanmar junta bombs rebel wedding, at least 10 killed
- Press Statement: Argentine Court’s arrest warrants are welcome progress towards justice
- OPEN LETTER: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MUST TAKE CONCRETE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE MYANMAR PEOPLE’S EFFORTS TO BUILD A RIGHTS-PROTECTING FUTURE
- Human rights and transitional justice
Pawns in their game: the military’s blocking of aid to IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan State
/in Briefing Papers, ND-Burma's Reports“They have received no aid since October and have barely any food left.They are trying to cook their tiny amounts of rice with rotten pumpkin leaves they find in the jungle.” Read more
Hidden Plight: Christian Minorities in Burma
/in ND-Burma Members' ReportsThe enduring, constitutionally entrenched power of the military and the elevation of Buddhism as the de facto state religion are key factors in understanding violations of religious freedom currently affecting Christian communities in Burma. Read more
Rape: The Burma Army’s unpunished weapon of war
/in Briefing Papers, ND-Burma's ReportsIn October 2016, amid renewed violence in Rakhine state, it was reported that “dozens” of women had been raped by Burma/Myanmar army soldiers. The story shocked international media and Read more
Seeking Reparations for victims of human rights violations in Myanmar: Workshop
/in Activities, News21 – 22 November, 2016, Chaung Thar beach
ND-Burma and its partner organisations held a workshop to discuss ways of ensuring victims of human rights violations in Myanmar receive reparations for the abuses they have suffered.
30 participants from ND-Burma member organisations and its partners took part in the workshop. This included the Karen Human Rights Group, 88 Generation and Open Society, Future Light Centre, Genuine People’s Servants, Former Political Prisoners Society, Open Myanmar Initiative and Wimutti Volunteer Group.
Members discussed current human rights and democracy developments in Myanmar, including the peace process and 21st Panglong conference, and how to put the issue of reparations for human rights violations on the agenda as the country moves forward.
The workshop was supported by Asia Justice and Rights – AJAR.
A Far Cry From Peace: Ongoing Burma Army Offensives and Abuses in Northern Burma Under the NLD Government
/in ND-Burma Members' ReportsThis report provides an update of the security situation in Kachin areas of northern Burma during the past year, since the November 2015 elections.
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Kachin women expose ongoing Burma Army abuses under NLD government
/in Member statements, ND-Burma Members' ReportsDate: 2016 November 15
Press release by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)
A new report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) documents ongoing, widespread Burma Army abuses in Kachin areas of northern Burma over the past year, since the National League for Democracy (NLD) was voted into power.
“A far cry from peace” describes ongoing practices of arbitrary arrest, torture and extrajudicial killing of civilians across Kachin and northern Shan State, amid intensified military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). In the twenty-one torture cases documented – involving at least nine Burma Army battalions — villagers were tied up, blindfolded, kicked, hit with guns, had bamboo rolled on their shins, and were stabbed with knives. Six men and two women have also been killed or disappeared.
Large groups of villagers have been arbitrarily detained, homes deliberately set on fire, and shells fired indiscriminately into civilian areas, causing death and injury of children, and leading to fresh displacement.
KWAT highlights how the Burma Army continues to block justice in cases of past military sexual violence, including the rape-murder of the two Kachin teachers and the sexual assault of a 73-year-old Kachin widow last year.
“The patterns of Burma Army abuse and impunity are the same as under the previous government, and the fighting is even worse,” said KWAT spokesperson Moon Nay Li. “The NLD’s peace rhetoric is a far cry from the reality in northern Burma.”
KWAT is calling urgently for the NLD government to pressure the Burma Army to end offensives throughout the country so that inclusive political dialogue can begin, and to lift restrictions on humanitarian access to the over 100,000 IDPs sheltering in the north of the country.
KWAT is also urging the international community to end all military to military engagement with the Burma Army, and ensure that peace funding is not skewed in favor of the government.
The full report can be viewed on www.kachinwomen.com
Contact persons:
-Shirley Seng (+66 (0) 869-238-854)
-Moon Nay Li (+46 (0) 762-612-783, +66 (0) 855-233-791)
-Seng Zin (+95 (0) 9 458 430 254, +86 (0) 131-8757-5759)
Email: kwat.secretariat@gmail.com