RE: ASEAN members and their dialogue partners are urged to end Burma/Myanmar military’s access to jet fuel and weapons ahead of ASEAN summit Your excellencies, We, the undersigned 149 organizations,...
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Global civil society statement on Myanmar
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights...
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Estimating Trafficking of Myanmar Women for Forced Marriage and Childbearing in China
Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked from Myanmar to China and forced to marry and bear children, according to new research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and...
Myanmar: Authorities must immediately release and drop charges against three detained journalists
Joint Statement by 68 organisations We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the arrest, detention and prosecution of six people, including three journalists, under the 1908 Unlawful...
Press release from the Second Consultation Meeting of Border-Based Civil Society Organizations regarding their role and work in Burma during the transition [EN/MY]
By the Organizing Committee of the Second Consultation Meeting of Border-Based Civil Society Organizations 11 May, 2016 From 7-9 May, 2016, 56 representatives from 20 border-based democracy activist...
Ongoing sexual violence highlights urgent need for Burma army to stop offensives and pull back troops from Kachin areas
Statement by Women's League of Burma (Chiang Mai, January 22, 2015) The rape and murder of two female teachers in Northern Shan State early on January 20th is evidence of the Burma Army’s continued...
Silent Offensive: How Burma Army strategies are fueling the Kachin drug crisis
A new report exposes how anti-insurgency strategies of the Burma Army are fuelling the drug crisis in Kachin areas, particularly since the renewal of conflict against the Kachin Independence Army...
KWAT 7 Years Activity Report (2007-2013)
KWAT team is happy to share our 7 years activity report (2007-2013) with you all. This report is a comprehensive compilation of KWAT's goals, accomplishments, activities, and roles within society...
Humanitarian Situation Update for Kachin State – Further Displacement of IDPs Near Nam Lim Pa Village
Despite the ongoing peace negotiations, skirmishes between the Myanmar government armed forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have been increasing. Recently, skirmishes near Nam Lim Pa...
Undermining the peace process: Burmese Army atrocities against civilians in Putao, northern Kachin State
Ongoing Burmese Army atrocities in Kachin State are undermining the peace process New documentation by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) exposes recent atrocities by Burmese government...
Pushed to the Brink - Conflict and human trafficking on the Kachin-China border
Introduction On the surface, Burma seems to be strengthening its fight against human trafficking. Burma’s long-held position in the lowest ranking of international trafficking efforts finally inched...
State terror in the Kachin hills
World must act to end Burmese military aggression against Kachin A new report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) details widespread civilian casualties from recent Burma Army...