Pa-O Farmers Face Trial After Military Refuses to Drop Charges Against Them
Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township are expected to go to trial since the military has not opted to withdraw trespassing charges against...
MILITARY LAND CONFISCATION: Major obstacle for ethnic traditional land ownership
Among stories dominated with the handling of Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of Arakan armed conflict together with its human rights violations committed against...
Farmers Protest Land Grabs In Southern Shan State
Pa-O farmers from southern Shan State gathered in protest Tuesday after their farms were seized by the Tatmadaw. Burma Army LIB-423 and LIB-424 confiscated 900...
Ta’ang CSOs Call for Justice in Unsolved Murder Cases
Ethnic Ta’ang civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for justice for 12 civilians killed this year in unsolved murder cases northern Shan State. Ta’ang CSOs...
MYANMAR’S ICJ REPORT: Repentance not in civilian-military regime’s agenda
On May 23, the Burmese government delivered its first report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), detailing what it has done to protect...
Tatmadaw Returns 10,000 Acres In Southern Shan State
The Tatmadaw returned over 10,000 acres it confiscated decades ago in southern Shan State. In total, the Burma Army took over 40,000 acres of...
Burma Army Suppresses Farmers’ Attempt to Reclaim Confiscated Land in Lashio
Nearly 15 years after their land was seized by the military, farmers in Lashio Township attempted to cultivate their lost fields, only to have...
Tangyan Locals Worried Coal Mining Will Cause Village Collapse
Locals in northern Shan State’s Tangyan Township are concerned that ongoing coal mining in the area is creating conditions for the collapse of the...
UNLAWFUL INTERROGATION: Kangaroo court procedure still the norms in Myanmar Army
On Wednesday May 13, Myanmar Army also known as the Military or Tatmadaw which is often used interchangeably, said that it was investigating its...
Army Commits Human Rights Abuses Against Civilians, Shan Rights Group Says
After defeating a militia group in northern Shan State, the Tatmadaw sent in reinforcement troops and used civilians as forced labour, instead of implementing...
