Skirmishes in Kachin State continue despite President Thein Sein’s order to the military to stop offensives on December 10 last year, affected residents noted. Confrontations between the military and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have displaced
Tag : Ethnics
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
Wednesday, December 12 2012
“Nothing About Us Without Us” is a short sharp documentary filmed at refugee camps along the Thai-Burmese border. It highlights refugees' concerns about a possible forced repatriation from the camps back into Burma. There are currently more than
Video reportage : Rohingya forced into exile
Saturday, November 10 2012
They're one of the most persecuted minorities on earth. Descendants of Muslim merchants, the Rohingya settled in Burma centuries ago. But in 1982, a law took away their nationality as well as their rights to property, marriage and education. Now a
Satellite imagery shows widespread destruction of Rohingya homes
Saturday, October 27 2012
New satellite imagery obtained by Human Rights Watch shows extensive destruction of homes and other property in a predominantly Rohingya Muslim area of the coastal town of Kyauk Pyu – one of several areas of new violence and displacement. Human
Zarganar : I knew I would be criticized
Saturday, October 20 2012
Zarganar, a popular comedian and former political prisoner who is part of the commission, said that months after the violence, community members “from all sides” in Rakhine had been refusing to cooperate, and that the inquiry might not be completed
Le ghetto musulman de Sittwe
Saturday, October 20 2012
Il y a six mois, Aung Mingalar était un quartier musulman parmi d'autres à Sittwe, ville de l'ouest birman à majorité bouddhiste. Mais après des violences meurtrières, des barbelés sont apparus, le transformant en ghetto, poche misérable où
L'errance des réfugiés kachin
Sunday, October 14 2012
Alors que le reste du pays s'extirpe de la dictature, les Kachin sombrent dans la guerre. Les troupes gouvernementales lâchent leurs chiens, qui tuent porcs et volailles, maigres ressources des paysans de ces forêts montagneuses. Dans leur avancée,
Rohingya : 75000 ethnic group are displaced
Saturday, October 6 2012
As of 25 September, the government estimated some 72,000 from the (mainly Muslim) Rohingya ethnic group and almost 3,000 people from the (mainly Buddhist) Rakhine ethnic group are displaced in the region, They are staying in 40 camps and temporary
Some areas haven’t changed at all
Sunday, September 30 2012
The situation on the ground does not justify the lifting of all sanctionssaid Aung Din, former political prisoner and Executive Director of the U.S. Campaign for Burma. There are three major areas where changes are not in effect. First, the judiciary
Investigating execution of rebel fighters
Sunday, September 30 2012
Burma’s police have begun investigating the alleged execution of rebel fighters that occurred at the All-Burmese Students’ Democratic Front’s northern command centre in Kachin state in 1991. According to witnesses’ accounts, more than 30 rebel
Landmine issue
Tuesday, September 25 2012
The Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor website issued an updated report on its website this week saying some 47 townships suffer from some degree of mine contamination, primarily from antipersonnel mines. Myanmar is also affected by explosive
International Day of Peace
Saturday, September 22 2012
About 200 activists, including a large number of ethnic Kachins and members of civil society groups, gathered in Rangoon at 4am this morning to head out for Naypyidaw when police arrived to stop the group. According to the officials, the activists
Aung Din : reforms are fragile and reversible
Thursday, September 20 2012
“Opposition forces in the Parliament including Aung San Suu Kyi have been neutralized by the government by giving them posts in the Parliament. So, she can no longer speak for the rights of the people, ”Hkun Htun Oo told reporters at a news
Forced labour continues in Arakan state
Saturday, September 15 2012
The Burmese army and border guard forces have forcibly recruited Rohingyas, including children, to reconstruct villages burnt down in June’s violence, after a brief hiatus in the use of forced labour, according to the rights group the Arakan Project.
The Rakhine Investigation Commission
Monday, September 10 2012
The Rakhine Investigation Commission will make their first official visit to Rakhine State later this week for nine days, an official said this week. Following the trip, the commission will recruit and train people to collect data that will aid its
Buddhism : de-facto state religion
Wednesday, September 5 2012
The report entitled “‘Threats to Our Existence’: Persecution of Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma” exposes a decades-long pattern of religious freedom violations and documents other serious human rights abuses such as forced labour, torture, and other
Kachin State : at least 90,000 civilians displaced
Thursday, August 30 2012
Hostilities have been escalating in Burma’s northern Kachin State since early this week with community-based organizations saying that at least 90,000 civilians have been displaced so far. More locals have been fleeing their homes this week and the
Forced labour in Chin State. Difficult to monitor.
Thursday, August 30 2012
The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has documented 20 separate incidents of forced labour, some involving orders to multiple villages, according to a new report released on Thursday. 50 % of the incidents involved orders from the Burmese Army
China forced Kachin refugees to return
Saturday, August 25 2012
China is flouting its international legal obligations by forcibly returning Kachin refugees to an active conflict zone rife with Burmese army abuses, During the week of August 19, 2012, Chinese authorities forcibly returned at least 1,000 Kachin
Allow children to learn in their native tongue ?
Tuesday, July 24 2012
More than 200 ethnic Shan delegates attended a seminar to discuss how to develop Shan language curricula at government schools in Shan State. With more than six million people, the Shan are the largest ethnic minority in Burma. Their language is
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