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On World Refugee Day, end the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in Myanmar

June 19, 2020/in Press Releases and Statements

Joint Statement, 19 June 2020 On World Refugee Day, end the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in Myanmar Ahead of 20 June, 2020 World Refugee Day, we the 123 undersigned organizations call for an immediate end to the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in ethnic areas and […]

May Justice Newsletter (May 2020)

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May Justice Newsletter Ceasefire Declared, yet Clashes Continue Amid Pandemic On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. With 232 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Burma, response efforts have been slowed and interrupted by the Burma Army – who continue to ignore calls for a nationwide ceasefire to properly respond […]

On World Refugee Day, end the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in Myanmar

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On World Refugee Day, end the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in Myanmar

June 19, 2020/in Press Releases and Statements

Joint Statement, 19 June 2020
On World Refugee Day, end the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in Myanmar
Ahead of 20 June, 2020 World Refugee Day, we the 123 undersigned organizations call for an immediate end to the ongoing armed conflict, human rights violations and humanitarian crises in ethnic areas and for the establishment of a genuine federal democracy that protects and respects the rights of all people from Myanmar.
We are deeply concerned that despite the transition to so-called democracy since 2011, the world’s longest civil war has continued to displace hundreds of thousands of ethnic people who have sought safety within different parts of their ancestral land within Myanmar as well as in neighboring countries, including Thailand, Bangladesh, India and Malaysia. This ongoing displacement is a testament to the failed peace process, as fighting between the Myanmar military and the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) has continued, even in areas where the Myanmar government and the EAOs have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Meanwhile, the main perpetrator of human rights violations, the Myanmar military, continues to enjoy impunity under the 2008 military-drafted Constitution. The same violent, systematic and widespread tactics that were used by the Myanmar military against other ethnic people who have been displaced is now being wielded with might against civilians in Rakhine and Chin States, as whole villages are burned to ashes. Civilians – including women and children – are being killed by airstrikes and arbitrarily detained and tortured by the Myanmar military. These acts are in direct contravention of the Geneva Convention, and are being carried out under the cover of an Internet blackout that persists in eight townships in Rakhine and Chin States. In other ethnic areas, such as Shan State, torture and extrajudicial killing of ethnic Shan civilians is ongoing while for Ta’ang communities they live in fear of arbitrary arrest, torture and forced portering. In Karen State, fighting between the Myanmar military and the Karen National Liberation Army – the armed wing of the Karen National Union – has been ongoing, leading to displacement of villagers, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, landmines throughout the country continue to pose a threat to villagers in conflict-affected areas.
The failing peace process and the ongoing human rights violations are deeply concerning for many of the nearly 100,000, mostly Karen and Karenni refugees who have remained in the nine refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border. They are struggling to maintain their livelihoods and survive as funding for refugees has decreased drastically. If the ongoing conflict and violence had not already made clear the lack of preparedness to receive refugees, the handful of recent returnees’ lack of access to education and health, identification, and livelihood has.
Meanwhile, those displaced inside the country in Myanmar also suffer from limited humanitarian aid as we see some of the worst conditions for IDPs that we have observed in decades. For example, in places like Mon State where government’s delivery of aid to remote locations has not reached those in need amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, while there are 110,000 IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan State, international humanitarian aid to the approximately 40,000 IDPs who are residing in Kachin Independence Organization-controlled areas has been blocked by the government since 2016, and the emergence of COVID-19 has made it even more difficult for local aid groups to reach these populations. Furthermore, IDP camps such as Ei Tu Hta in Karen State and the six Shan camps along the Shan-Thailand border are also suffering from a debilitating lack of essential aid. We are concerned that these IDPs inside the country may be left to starve without any food during the rainy season.
We are also deeply concerned that the homes and land that belong to both refugees and IDPs has been and is being confiscated by the Myanmar military, businesses and other malign actors. Land laws only further legitimize and facilitate large-scale land grabbing without recognition of customary land laws. There is currently no government land policy or system that provides restitution of housing, land and property for displaced persons that complies with the Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and IDPs (The Pinheiro Principles).
Alarmingly, The Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement-led National IDP Camp Closure Strategy in Karen, Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States is moving forward without consultation with the displaced communities themselves or civil society organizations who have not been able to receive any information or offer input into the strategy. These areas have all observed clashes in recent years, displacing thousands, while in Rakhine State, fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army has led to the displacement of 160,000 people since the end of 2018.
In addition, in the world’s largest and overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, over 900,000 Rohingya refugees remain as a consequence of Myanmar military’s ‘clearance operations’ in 2017. Plans to repatriate refugees have been unsuccessful as Rohingya’s right to self-identification, citizenship and legal protection has been denied. They remain in the refugee camps, struggling for their survival and facing uncertainty to return to their places of origin in northern Rakhine State. They, like many ethnic displaced communities, continue to call for justice and accountability for the grave crimes they have endured.
Refugees and IDPs have been driven out of their homes and their rights and livelihood deprived but let us be clear that they have hopes and dreams. They yearn for security and a better future. They want to contribute to making their communities a better place. We thus recommend the following to the Myanmar Government:
• Take concrete steps towards a genuine peace process that addresses the root causes of the conflict, including ending military offensives, holding the Myanmar Military to account for human rights violations, the removal of Myanmar Military from ethnic areas, with villager settlements as priority, and amending the 2008 Constitution to establish a genuine federal democratic system of governance based on equality and self-determination;
• Ensure the full and meaningful participation of displaced populations in the decision-making level of all policy processes which affect them;
• Allow unrestricted humanitarian access to all sites of displacement, including allowing humanitarian actors to reach EAO-controlled areas without legal consequence or other types of harassment, intimidation or threat;
• Ensure that the agenda on housing, land and property rights for any returning IDPs and refugees is explicitly and formally included, discussed and agreed for implementation as an integral component in the peace process, in line with the Pinheiro Principles;
• Develop a policy and implement a system with full and meaningful participation of refugees and IDPs to provide restitution of housing, land and property for displaced persons with an appropriate timeline that complies with the Pinheiro Principles, and if restitution is not possible, provide adequate compensation for the current value of the land, crops and livestock that were destroyed due to confiscation or displacement;
• Recognize existing ethnic governance and service provision structures established, administered and maintained by EAOs to be in line with the federal democratic governance principles;
The above recommendations are to facilitate a voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of displaced ethnic communities from Myanmar. The undersigned organizations stand in solidarity with all refugees and internally displaced people across the world ahead of the World Refugee Day in recognition of their plight, as well as their strength and courage to continue to seek a better tomorrow.
For further information, please contact:
Progressive Voice, info@progressive-voice.org
Karen Women’s Organization, kwocentral@gmail.com Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, kwat.secretariat@gmail.com
Chin Human Rights Organization, info@chinhumanrights.org
Signed by:
1. Action Committee for Democracy and Development (ACDD)
2. Albany Karen Community, NY, USA
3. All Arakan Students’ and Youths’ Congress (AASYC)
4. Alliance Kachin Youth Union (AKYU)
5. Arakan American Community, USA
6. Arakan Rivers Network (ARN)
7. Arakanese (Rakhine) Association (NSW-Inc)
8. Arakanese (Rakhine) Association(NSW-Inc), Australia
9. Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)
10. Association of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP)
11. Association of United Nationalities in Japan
12. Athan – Freedom of Expression Activist Organization
13. Australian Karen Organisation Inc. (AKO Inc.)
14. Burmese Rohingya Organization UK
15. Calgary Karen Community Association (CKCA), Canada
16. California Karen Youth Forum, CA, USA
17. California Shan Society
18. Candle Lights
19. Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO)
20. Chin Refugee Committee, Delhi
21. Chin Refugee Committee, Malaysia
22. East Bago- Former Political Prisoners Network (EB-FPPN)
23. Eastern Pennsylvania Karen Community
24. Edmonton Karen Community Youth Organization, Canada
25. Equality Myanmar (EQMM)
26. Finland Karen Culture Association
27. Freedom For Burma, USA
28. Future Light Center (FLC)
29. Generation Wave (GW)
30. Genuine People’s Servants (GPS)
31. Harmony Youth Association
32. Human Rights Educators Network (HREN)
33. Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
34. Humanity Institute (HI)
35. International Campaign for Arakan (ICA)
36. International Karen Organization (IKO)
37. Israel Karen Organization
38. Kachin Canadian Association
39. Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG)
40. Kachin National Organization, USA
41. Kachin National Youth Network
42. Kachin Organization of Australia
43. Kachin Refugee Committee (Malaysia)
44. Kachin Women Union (KWU)
45. Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT)
46. Karen American Association of Wisconsin (KAAW), WI, USA
47. Karen Association of Huron South Dakota
48. Karen Community Association UK
49. Karen Community in Norway
50. Karen Community in Syracuse, NY, USA
51. Karen Community London, Canada
52. Karen Community of Akron, Inc, HO, USA
53. Karen Community of Canada (KCC)
54. Karen Community of Czech Republic
55. Karen Community of Denmark
56. Karen Community of Hamilton, Canada
57. Karen Community of Iowa
58. Karen Community of Ireland
59. Karen Community of Kansas City (KS & MO)
60. Karen Community of Kitcherner & Waterloo, Canada
61. Karen Community of Leamington, Canada
62. Karen Community of Lethbridge, Canada
63. Karen Community of Louisville, KY, USA
64. Karen Community of Minnesota (KCM)
65. Karen Community of New Bern, NC, USA
66. Karen Community of North Carolina, USA
67. Karen Community of Ottawa, Canada
68. Karen Community of Regina, Canada
69. Karen Community of Saskatoon, Canada
70. Karen Community of Thunderbay, Canada
71. Karen Community of Toronto, Canada
72. Karen Community of Windsor, Canada
73. Karen Community of Winnipeg, Canada
74. Karen Community Society of British Columbia (KCSBC), Canada
75. Karen Culture Organization of Minnesota, MN, USA.
76. Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)
77. Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
78. Karen National Community – The Netherlands
79. Karen Organisation for Relief and Development (KORD)
80. Karen Organization of America, USA
81. Karen Organization of Illinois
82. Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN)
83. Karen Refugee Committee (KRC)
84. Karen Students Network Group (KSNG)
85. Karen Swedish Community
86. Karen Women’s Organization (KWO)
87. Karen Youth of Norway (KYN)
88. Karen Youth of Toronto, Canada
89. Karenni American Association, USA
90. Karenni Human Rights Group (KnHRG)
91. Karenni Legal and Human Rights Center (KnLHRC)
92. Karenni National Women’s Organization (KNWO)
93. Karenni Refugee Committee (KnRC)
94. Karenni Social Welfare and Development Center (KSWDC)
95. Korea Karen Organisation (KKO)
96. Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp
97. Loka Ahlinn (Social Development Organization)
98. Mae Tao Clinic (MTC)
99. Malaysia Karen Organisation (MKO)
100. Myanmar People Alliance – Shan State (MPA-SS)
101. Nationalities Alliance of Burma, USA
102. Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma)
103. New Zealand Karen Association Inc. (NZKA)
104. Overseas Karen Organisation – Japan (OKO Japan)
105. Pa-O Women’s Union (PWU)
106. Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO)
107. Progressive Voice
108. Ramhkye (Youth Rescue)
109. Relief Action Network for IDP and Refugee (RANIR)
110. Rochester Karen Community, NY, USA
111. Rohingya American Society (RAS), USA
112. Southern Youth
113. Synergy Social Harmony Organization
114. Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYU)
115. Ta’ang Women’s Organization (TWO)
116. The Seagull:Human Rights, Peace & Development
117. US Campaign for Burma
118. Utica Karen Community
119. Women’s League of Burma (WLB)
120. Women’s Peace Network (WPN)
121. World Kachin Congress
122. Wunpawng Amyu Sha Mung Bawng Rapdaw (Kachin National Consultative Assembly)
123. Youth Circle (YC)

May Justice Newsletter (May 2020)

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May Justice Newsletter

Ceasefire Declared, yet Clashes Continue Amid Pandemic

On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. With 232 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Burma, response efforts have been slowed and interrupted by the Burma Army – who continue to ignore calls for a nationwide ceasefire to properly respond to the pandemic. While the Army declared a unilateral ceasefire from 10 May to 31 August, the agreement notably does not include Rakhine State, where conflict is rampant and threatening civilian security daily. In response, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) issued a joint statement expressing dissatisfaction that the ceasefire did not include Rakhine. Ethnic armed organizations and civil society have been vocal in their calls for collective efforts to combat the virus. The exclusion of armed groups, especially in areas of heavy conflict, to ceasefire agreements, fails to show any kind of genuine commitment to the prevention of further spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, just days after announcing the ceasefire, the Burma Army attacked the TNLA in northern Shan State. The Burma Army also burnt several KNU COVID-19 screening posts and pressured the New Mon State Party (MNSP) to withdraw their COVID-19 screening point. The United Nations Security Council European member states and Britain, denounced violence continuing to escalate in Rakhine – especially over concern of the pandemic spreading in conflict areas. ND-Burma affiliate member, Progressive Voice, observed the lack of sincerity behind the Burma Army’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire as conflict remains present despite rising concerns over the pandemic.

Meanwhile, unethical investment continues in the country. Burma Campaign UK included 31 new companies on their updated ‘Dirty List’ on businesses tied to the Burma military. These stakeholders must be held accountable for contributing to profits tied to a corrupt army committing human rights violations. Additionally, the Burma Environmental Working Group (BEWG) issued a statement demanding that the Burmese military end its ongoing offensives across the country and halt the seizure of farmland.

Calls for justice have not gone unnoticed. As the Burma Army leverages its authority to infringe further on human rights by taking advantage of the emergency decrees, activists are continuing to amplify their calls for accountability. As penned in the Bangkok Post by Nicholas Koumjian, head of International Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, he writes, “our investigations are open and the virus will not blind us to ongoing crimes.”

Rakhine State

On 23 May, the Burmese government delivered its first report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on their efforts since the verdict in January on what steps they have taken to protect the Rohingya from further persecution. A short summary of violations by the Burmese Rohingya Organization UK detailed abuses since the provisional orders were given. An important webinar was also held by the Global Justice Center with four distinguished female panelists discussing whether or not Burma was indeed protecting the Rohingya from genocide.

As of April 30, the total number of those displaced had reached 164,211 people in Rakhine State, according to a statement issued by the Rakhine Ethnic Congress (REC). The statement noted that out of the 164,211 IDPs, 101,670 were staying outside of camps, whereas 62,541 people were staying in displacement camps.

Displaced Civilians Need Emergency Support | 2 May 2020

Members of Parliament are calling for more support for displaced villagers who are in urgent need of food, clothes and water in conflict-torn Western Burma. Over 400 people from 120 families are staying at a monastery where locals are providing what they can, but it is not enough.

Children Killed in Rakhine Following Explosion | 12 May 2020

Two children were killed, and another was injured after an explosion in Buthidaung on 12 May. Burma is a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Burma government has a responsibility to protect all children impacted by armed conflict. A second incident occurred a few days later when a shell exploded in Paik They village, injuring five civilians.

Viral Video Shows Burma Army Brutally Beating 5-Young Men | 14 May 2020

Families of loved ones who visited their sons after they were tortured in detainment by the Burma Army soldiers said all of them had cuts, black eyes and swelling from the beatings. The men were detained on allegations of having ties to the Arakan Army.

Over 190 Homes Set on Fire in Rakhine Village | 16 May 2020

According to locals, nearly 200 homes were set on fire in Lekkar village. A lack of accountability and access for the press to report has only worsened the situation in Western Burma, where conflict is rife and civilians pay the ultimate price.

Several groups condemned the attacks including the Burma Human Rights Network who noted the Burma Army’s continued disregard of international law and lives of civilians. Human Rights Watch also called for an investigation into the fire, citing satellite imagery showing the burnt homes and other structures.

Artillery Shell Destroys Civilian Home | 27 May 2020

An artillery shell hit a home in Paletwa township and injured the property, no civilians were struck. The attacks in Chin are ongoing with regular deployments as locals remain unprotected amid a pandemic and an increasingly deteriorating human rights situation.

Villager Killed by Landmine Explosion | 29 May 2020

A young villager was killed by a landmine while collecting tree logs for producing timbers near a mountain range. The young man was 25 years old and had a wife and two young daughters.

Shan State

Update from ND-Burma member, the Ta’ang Students & Youth Union

Men Injured by Landmine Blast | 10 May 2020

On 10 May, 2020, U San Shwe (40) and Mai Naing San Aung (16) were injured by a landmine explosion while they went from Namkham township to Bamaw township by motorbike. They lived in Sel Lone village, Namkham township, Muse District.

Currently, they are being treated in Namkham Hospital. U San Shwe San was wounded in his leg and Mai Naing San Aung was wounded in his leg and arm. According to the mine victims, they asked the villagers to go to Bamaw township and they showed them the old way to go there. They also met with the Tatmadaw and asked if they could travel the way they were heading and were told ‘if you are important you can go but if something happens we will not take responsibility.’ After, they walked for 30 miles before they were struck by a landmine. The victims had been traveling to find work to afford further education.

Two other villagers were traveling back one morning when they saw two more dead bodies killed from landmines.

Two Women Killed on Tea Farm | 18 May 2020

On 18 May 2020, two women (Daw Aye Yin, 60 and Daw Aye Htwe, 58) who lived in Bha Lain village, Chaung Chalk village tract, Kyaukme township, northern Shan State were brutally killed by an unknown perpetrator while working on the tea farm they were living on.

The police in Kyaukme township arrived and filed the case at the police station and are continuing with an investigation into their murder. The injuries sustained by Daw Aye Yinn included a wound in her ear right side, eye right side, and incisions to the back and sides of her head. Daw Aye Htwe also had similar wounds on the back and left side of her head.

Kyaukme is located in a ‘black zone’ as it is an active area of conflict between armed groups including the TNLA, RCSS/SSA, SSPP/SSA and Tatmadaw. Ta’ang rights groups including TSYU and ND-Burma member, the Ta’ang Women’s Organization are demanding justice for the families of two murdered women who were killed on a tea plantation last week. The authorities must ensure a transparent investigation and that the perpetrator is held accountable.

Freedom of Expression

World Press Freedom Day was recognized on 3 May. Burma ranks 139 out of 180 countries on the World Press Freedom Index. Misinformation has unfortunately fueled many of the ethnic conflicts across the country, while journalists are threatened or imprisoned for reporting the truth at the expense of government critique. Notably, on 2020 March, Internet Service Providers in Burma received instructions from the Ministry of Transport and Communications to block 230 websites. There were 67 on this list that were accused of spreading misinformation, which reported critically on the activities of the government and military. The list of the websites has not yet been publicly released.

Freedom of expression organization, Athan, released a set of graphics on key findings of declining state of freedoms in Burma after four years of the NLD government including 539 lawsuits against 1051 individuals.

The CPJ Calls for Release of Editor

In a statement released earlier this week, the Committee to Protect Journalists called for terrorism charges against editor of Narinjara, Khaing Mrat Kyaw, to be dropped immediately. The Editor has been in hiding to avoid charges in yet another example of attacks on journalists and the free press.

COVID-19 Updates

Fear of War Amid COVID-19 | 9 May 2020

The fears IDPs have across Burma over COVID-19 have been compounded by limitations to access and information. These information gaps are making it more difficult for displaced civilians to protect themselves and their families.

Burma Editor Jailed for Two Years for COVID-19 Reporting Error | 22 May 2020

Editor of the online news agency Dae Pyaw, Zaw Ye Htet, was arrested and sentenced under section 505(b) to two years in jail for incorrectly reporting a death of COVID-19.

Basic Needs Not Being Met in Kachin IDP Camp | 27 May 2020

IDPs in the Kachin town of Namti who were relocated in response to COVID-19 are in need of food, water, electricity and toilets. No organizations or aid groups have visited the camps as anxiety is heightened by insecurities over livelihoods, education and health.

Fears of COVID-19 and Clashes Put Livlihoods on Hold for Farmers | 27 May 2020

Travel restrictions in conflict torn western Burma has escalated fears of Chin farmers who say they are afraid to go to work on their farms because of COVID-19 and clashes.

COVID-19 Response Efforts & Coordination

Several EAOs, CBOs and local governments have taken significant steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their areas.

Karen State: The Karen National Union (KNU) has formed a prevention committee that has been providing awareness materials, in addition to setting up quarantine centers. The KNU has nine virus testing checkpoints.

The Karen Women’s Organization also released a short report on their response efforts in Karen State which includes visits to approximately 2000 families and has made masks distributed to 5000 people, combined with awareness raising activities.

Additionally, the RCSS, KNPP, KIO and PNLF, are also conducting similar campaigns.

Mon State: The New Mon State Party (MNSP) has also formed COVID-19 prevention committees at Central and District levels to provide awareness and provide prevention materials, as well as establishing quarantine centers.

ND-Burma member, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland is working to support communities, civil society, and social service providers in remote areas in IDP sites in Mon State through emergency relief in response to COVID19

COVID-19 Resources

International Crisis Group released a briefing on ‘Conflict, Health Cooperation and COVID-19 in Myanmar’ to discuss what is new, why it matters and what needs to be done. Read the briefer in English here.

Member Update

The All Arakan Students’ and Youths’ Congress released an analysis on the situation in Rakhine, which covered April 2020. Important data is highlighted, noting the civilian impact of growing instability in the region. Read in Burmese
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, has documented cases in relation to COVID-19 chronicled by State in Burma. Read more
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland released a video on the response to COVID-19 and the impacts it is having on civilians, governments and stakeholders. Challenges amid the pandemic include civilians with malaria being at an increased risk, farmers lacking access to their farm lands because of landmines and the upcoming monsoon season which makes aid delivery even more difficult.

The video can be accessed here in both Burmese and English, and the press release can be viewed on their website.

Several ND-Burma members including, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners and the Ta’ang Women’s Organization called on the Myanmar National Human Rights Council to ‘take up abuses in conflict zones.’ The rights body has been heavily criticized during the outbreak of COVID-19 for failing to acknowledge mass human rights violations taking place during the pandemic.

ND-Burma is a network that consists of 13-member organisations who represent a range of ethnic nationalities, women and former political prisoners. ND-Burma member organisations have been documenting human rights abuses and fighting for justice for victims since 2004. The network consists of nine Full Members and four Affiliate Members as follows:

Full Members:

Affiliate Members:

Chin Human Rights Organization
East Bago – Former Political Prisoners Network
Pa-O Youth Organization
Progressive Voice

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