Disputed Territory: Mon Farmers’ Fight Against Unjust Land Acquisition And Barriers To Their Progress

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A.  Introduction

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Over the years HURFOM has produced a number of accounts highlighting the hardships faced by Mon farmers who became victims of land confiscation or unjust land acquisition.[1]  Read more

Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma (Jan 2013-June 2013)

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Over the six months from January to June 2013, ND-Burma documented 147 human rights violations across Burma. These violations occurred in areas of armed conflict but also in areas covered by ceasefires. Read more

Bitter pills Breaking the silence surrounding drug problems in the Mon Community

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June 20, 2013

I.    INTRODUCTION

In late 2012 the New Mon State Party (NMSP) initiated a vigorous anti-drugs campaign throughout various Mon communities in Burma.1  Arrests of numerous drug smugglers were made, drug-using youth were sent to NMSP rehabilitation centres, and signs were erected in villages calling on residents to resist and combat drug use. Read more

Pushed to the Brink: Conflict and Human Trafficking on the Kachin-China Border

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The Burmese government’s renewed war against the Kachin has exponentially increased the risk of human trafficking along the China-Burma border. Read more

Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma (Jan 2012-Dec 2012)

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The annual report of Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) documented the human rights situation in Burma from December 2011-January 2013. Read more

Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma (April – September 2012)

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Over the period of this report, the political landscape in Burma has undergone noticeable shifts. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, once a political prisoner under house arrest, Read more