Analyzing the New Labor Organization Law
A new labor law known as the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Labour Organization Law No.7/2011 was signed and put into effect by President Thein Sein on March 9, 2012. International labor groups cautiously welcomed... Read more
Burmese Government Fails to Protect its Women and Children from Sexual Violence
Sexual violence and abuse committed by the Burmese military against ethnic women is a constant and ongoing danger for the women of Burma. On January 27, 2014, a soldier from Artillery Battalion No 315,... Read more
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Don’t let your mind be destroyed: a commentary on the sharp increase of drug use in Mon areas
A generation lost to drug use The New Mon State Party has put up signs in front of and around villages in Mon state, urging residents to come together...
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Landmine Explosions Remain A Constant Fear for Local VillagersAlthough ceasefire agreements have officially ended fighting between the Burmese army and many ethnic armed groups, casualties persist. Landmines have been left throughout...
Burmese Military Bring False Accusations in Efforts to Extort Local VillagersAs Burma transitions to a democratic society, human rights abuses continue to be committed. Burmese soldiers continue to commit acts of brutal assault on citizens, while military...
Residents Dismayed over Misuse of Development AidThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works to provide support to poor communities throughout Burma, and has identified Three Pagodas Pass Township (TPP) as one...
Victims Demand Changes Before Returning to Native VillagesYears after fleeing their homes, victims who have been tortured and abused by the Burmese military raise their voices to demand the removal of all military bases in their...
Local Activists Protest Salween River Dam Construction with Prayer CeremonyAnti-dams activists recently led a group of ethnic women and youths in a prayer ceremony at the Salween (Thanlwin) River, in Moulmein, Mon State, to pray that dams will not...
Mon Women’s Conference calls for Mon Women to Participate in Burma’s Transition to DemocracyAt last week’s inaugural Mon Women’s Conference (MWC), Mon women encouraged each other to raise their voices and demand their right to participate in decision-making processes...
Caught in the Middle, Thaton Rubber Farmers’ Trees DestroyedRecent events surrounding the destruction of Thaton rubber plantations prove that there is no protection for Burma’s rubber farmers, who pay annual tax to farm on land confiscated...
Ye Ta Khon Plantation Owners Experience Unyielding Extortion by the Karen ceasefire armed groupVarious leaders believed to be from one of the Karen ceasefire armed groups have been extorting money from local land owners in Ye Tagon village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon...
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- Landmine Explosions Remain A Constant Fear for Local Villagers
- Burmese Military Bring False Accusations in Efforts to Extort Local Villagers
- Residents Dismayed over Misuse of Development Aid
- Victims Demand Changes Before Returning to Native Villages
- Local Activists Protest Salween River Dam Construction with Prayer Ceremony
- Mon Women’s Conference calls for Mon Women to Participate in Burma’s Transition to Democracy
- Caught in the Middle, Thaton Rubber Farmers’ Trees Destroyed
- Burmese Government Fails to Protect its Women and Children from Sexual Violence
- Ye Ta Khon Plantation Owners Experience Unyielding Extortion by the Karen ceasefire armed group
- Women League of Burma (WLB) Holds Press Conference, Call for the Elimination of Sexual Violence against Women
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