Human Rights Violations by the Burma Army in Palaung areas (March and April 2013)

A report by the Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) and Ta’ang Student and Youth Organization (TSYO)

Since January 2013, Burmese government troops have been carrying out military offensives in Palaung areas …

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Human rights violations perpetrated against the Chin

A briefing from the Chin Human Rights Organization

It provides analysis of the human rights violations perpetrated against the Chin since President Thein Sein’s government took power in March 2011 …

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Burma’s Treatment of the Rohingya and International Law

Burma Briefing No. 23

This briefing paper examines Burma’s treatment of the Rohingya in the context of international law, treaty obligations, and international guidelines and norms. It examines two particular …

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The European Union Must Not Abandon Human Rights Benchmarks

Burma Briefing No. 22

The European Union is currently reviewing its policy on Burma, including whether to continue with the suspension of EU sanctions, or to lift them altogether. A …

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Examples of Anti-Muslim Propaganda

Burma Briefing No. 21

This briefing paper provides examples of some of the anti-Muslim propaganda being spread in Burma.

Examples are provided here in the original Burmese and English translations. …

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Friends Burma’s Rohingya Could Do Without

Burma Briefing No. 20

Tensions are again rising in Rakhine State. Organisations and individuals are actively stirring up anti-Rohingya hatred, and there are fears that large scale violence could erupt …

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An international task force is needed to help tackle growing religious violence in Burma

Burma Briefing No. 19

The consequences of failing to address the growing religious tensions in Burma are so serious that they justify the urgent creation of a task force which …

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Losing Ground

A report by Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Reports of business and development projects in eastern Burma have increased substantially in the wake of government reforms and the ceasefire signed …

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State Terror in the Kachin Hills

This report by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) details widespread civilian casualties from recent Burma Army offensives in Kachin areas and urges international pressure to end military aggression against …

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Cyclone Giri: Two Years On- Voices from the Arakan State of Western Burma (Myanmar)

This report by the Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation (AHRDO), published on the second anniversary of Cyclone Giri, documents and highlights the situation in Arakan State before, during and …

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Danger Zone

This report by Arakan Oil Watch exposes how a planned Chinese industrial zone is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in Arakan State as well as Burma’s …

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Lost Paradise

Women urge halt to expansion of damaging Karenni tin mines

A report by the Molo Women Mining Watch Network

The Mawchi tin mines have inflicted decades of environmental and social …

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Pipeline Nightmare

A report by The Ta’ang Students and Youth Organization (TSYO)

Shwe Pipeline Brings Land Confiscation, Militarization and Human Rights Violations to the Ta’ang People.

“Pipeline Nightmare” illustrates how the Shwe …

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Burden of War

A report by the Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO)

Worsening conflict and abuses by Burmese government troops in northern Shan State have displaced over 2,000 Palaung villagers from fifteen villages in …

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Report on the Human Rights Situation in Burma

ND-Burma Periodic Report underlines human rights abuses in Burma, with focus on land confiscation

This report from The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) documents the human rights …

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Karenni civil society warns Myanmar government to stop undermining peace process

Press Release by the Karenni Civil Societies Network (KCSN)

Press Release in English here.

Ceasefire Analysis Report

Analysis of the ceasefire process by the Karenni Civil Societies Network (KCSN)

Analysis paper on the ceasefire process between the KNPP and the Burmese government

Report from the Karenni Civil Societies Network (KCSN)

Analysis paper on the ceasefire process between the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Burmese government in the last six months.

Rohingya in Burma: Spotlight on Current Crisis Offers Opportunity for Progress

Report by Refugees International

Despite an abundance of natural resources, Rakhine State is the second-poorest state in Burma. The simmering tension that exists between the Rakhine and stateless Rohingya communities …

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Rohingya in Bangladesh: Maintaining the Status Quo; Squandering a Rare Opportunity

Report by Refugees International

For decades, Burmese Rohingya fleeing persecution have sought refuge in Bangladesh. June’s inter-communal violence in Burma’s Rakhine State, as well as subsequent state-sponsored persecution and targeted …

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