HURFOM convenes “Farmers and Land Users” seminar in Moulmein

February 21, 2016

HURFOM: On February 14 to 15, participants from 20 organisations attended a “Farmers and Land Users” seminar, organised by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) in Mon State’s capital Moulmein.

HURFOM organised the event in cooperation with a group of Mon State CBOs, with help from a working committee of activist farmers interested in land rights. The seminar, targeted at farmers in eastern Salween, was held in Paing Khit Hall, located in Myaintharyar quarter of Moulmein. Read more

Child rights committee holds strategic planning workshop in Mae Sot

February 8, 2016

WCRP, Mae Sot: On February 1-2, organisations from the border and inside Burma attended a strategic planning workshop in Mae Sot, Thailand, organised by the Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Child Rights (CPPCR). Read more

In Yebyu Township, villagers dream of living and working in peace

February 5, 2016

HURFOM: In the past month HURFOM has reported twice on recent threats of extortion faced by villagers in Yebyu Township, located in northern Tenasserim Division, at the hands of splinter group forces. As residents in Sin Swe and Sein Pon villages look to the future, they dream of living and working in peace. One question, however, remains unanswered: as Burma’s democratic transition continues, how much longer until their dreams will finally become reality? Read more