Stuck Between a Rock and a Wet Place
July 17, 2019 • Author: Progressive VoiceFlooding and mudslides brought upon by the seasonal monsoon season has killed ten and displaced thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladeshi camps this month, as progress towards a secure, dignified, and sustainable return of the nearly one million refugees remains stalled ... Read more ►
Torture and Death in Myanmar’s Military Detention
July 11, 2019 • Author: Progressive Voice“Don’t give me water, Mom. I will not last long. My organs are badly damaged. I can’t breathe. Don’t give me water, Mom. I have to go,”Zaw Win Hline The situation of human rights in Myanmar[1] is increasingly deteriorating with the Myanmar military becoming evermor... Read more ►
Justice and Accountability – Essential First Step towards ‘Rakhine Recovery’
July 5, 2019 • Author: Progressive VoiceThe International Criminal Court (ICC) took a step forward on 26 June, 2019, when it announced that a prosecutor will submit an authorization request to open an investigation into crimes committed in Rakhine State. With escalating conflict and related human rights violations... Read more ►
World Refugee Day Marked by Insecurity and Worry
June 27, 2019 • Author:World Refugee Day passed on 20 June, 2019 with civil society of concerned communities calling for the protection, participation and prioritization of the hundreds of thousands of displaced ethnic people from Myanmar[1], whether they be Kachin, Karen, Rohingya, Pah-Oh, Ta’a... Read more ►
Eight Years of War in Kachin State and No End to Military Impunity
June 21, 2019 • Author: Progressive VoiceEight years since the Myanmar[1] military broke a 17 year ceasefire with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have passed, and the impunity that the military has enjoyed means that gross human rights violations, such as the rape and murder of two Kachin schoolteachers in 2015,... Read more ►
Appetite for Destruction
June 12, 2019 • Author: Progressive VoiceOn World Environment Day, Myanmar[1], which is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, seems committed to go down a damaging, fossil fuel-dependent development path over sustainable, locally-led ecological governance that values and protects the ... Read more ►