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Mon Activist Mi Kun Chan Non Wins Asian Women’s N- Peace Award

WCRP: Mon activist Mi Kun Chan Non won the N-Peace Award last Friday, July 25th, awarded by the multi-country N-Peace Network, for her work in advancing the rights of ethnic minority women in Burma. Mi Kun Chan Non will receive her award at N-Peace’s October 2014 award ceremony, to be held in Bangkok. Read more

Police Crew Builds Camp on Community Land Earmarked for Public Market

Ignoring protest from local residents, the police crew in Alaesakhan Village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Region has abused its power to appropriate community land. The police crew has built its camp on public land, which had once been confiscated by Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 282, but had now been earmarked for Alaesakhan’s public market. Attempts of blocking the construction of the camp have failed, as authorities abused their power and continually ignored objections from the local community, forcing Alaesakhan residents to sell their goods along the motor-road. Read more

Social Activist Arrested and Detained without Charges

Accused of defecting from military training duty, Min Soe Myint Win was detained by Light Infantry Battalion No. 104 and investigated at military court on July 7, 2014. Although the military promised his release if found guilty, Min Soe Myint Win has yet to be charged with any wrongdoing and remains in detention. Read more

The Civil Society for Peace and Development Holds a Forum in Mawlamyine

WCRP: A forum for The Civil Society for Peace and Development was held July 6-8, 2014, and welcomed around 100 attendees to the Shwe Myint Moe Tun Hotel in Moulmein, Mon State. Read more

Self-Reliant Electricity Committees in Rural Areas Exploit Village Funds

A majority of self-reliant electricity providing programs in Mon State are riddled with misuse of funds and lack of transparent financial reporting; creating problems between electricity providing committees and local residents. Read more

Lack of Transparency Persists in Foreign Direct Investment Projects

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) continues to negatively impact local people as their rights are ignored. An unidentified Chinese investment company has initiated and implemented stone extraction and road construction in Ain Din village, Ye Township while ignoring residents’ protests and failing to consider how their activity will affect local residents. Read more

Village Administrators Persistently Misuse Development Funds

The Htaung Mam village administration crew has misused government development funds granted to the Mya Sein Yaung social charity group by biasedly distributing support to specific villagers as opposed to others. Htaung Mam villagers have reported this issue to authorities in efforts to raise awareness of the village administration crew’s corruption practices. Read more

Authorities Repeatedly Ignore Ye Township Landowners’ Appeals

With the arrival of democracy in Burma, farmers are pursuing their right to reclaim land that has been confiscated by military and government personnel. Residents of Ye Township have submitted multiple letters of appeal to relevant authorities in efforts to seek justice for unjust land confiscation, but, due to corruption and abuse of power, authorities have repeatedly ignored the villagers’ request for justice. Read more

In Pursuit of Justice: Reflections on the past and hopes for the future of Burma

Media release:
In order for Burma to successfully transition towards genuine democracy and national reconciliation, the Burmese government must address, and act upon, the specific needs expressed by victims of past human rights abuse, says the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) in a report released this morning. The 90-page report, titled In Pursuit of Justice: Reflections on the past and hopes for the future of Burma, details the history of human rights violations perpetrated in Burma’s ethnic minority areas, and analyzes how to repair the relationship between the government and citizens to rebuild trust and move through a peaceful transition towards a united future Burma. Read more

Children of Nearly Every Household in Three Pagoda Pass Suffer from Dengue Fever

WCRP: Children under 15 years-old are suffering from dengue fever in nearly every household in Three Pagoda Pass (TPP), on the Thai-Burma border. Health workers from TPP report that children, in particular, are being brought in for treatment at overcrowded medical clinics on the Thai side of TPP. When children come to the clinic with dengue, health workers travel to the child’s home and spray the house with anti-mosquito chemicals. Read more

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