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Undermining Trust Building: Human Rights Situation During the Northern Ceasefire
July 26th, 2019 •
Author:
Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma
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In late December 2018, amid ongoing and heavy armed conflict in Kachin and Shan states, the Burma army declared a four-month unilateral ceasefire in northern and north-eastern Burma. The announcement of the Burma army’s
first ever truce was met with cautious optimism by ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) and welcomed as a constructive gesture by many observers and analysts of the peace process.
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