REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BURMA [January to December 2016]

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  • 2016 has seen a dramatic increase in the number of human rights violations with 154 being recorded over the course of the year. This is almost double the number of Human rights violations recorded throughout 2015 (84 ).
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ND-Burma 2016 report finds dramatic increase in human rights violations

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8 February 2017
For Immediate Press Release

ND-Burma today releases its 2016 report on the human rights situation in Burma/Myanmar, which shows a dramatic increase Read more

Inconvenient truths: How journalists in Burma continue to be silenced

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“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

George Orwell

In December 2016, investigative reporter Ko Soe Moe Tun was found dead at the side of a road in Monywa, north-west of Mandalay. Read more

Pawns in their game: the military’s blocking of aid to IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan State

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“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

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The 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

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In 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