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Women's Rights in Burma
. Dec 2010: Women have always been in the forefront of efforts in Burma to combat oppression and promote democracy, but their involvement has grown deeper and stronger...
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Burma: Political Prisoner Noble Aye
Jan 2011: In August 2007 Nobel Aye (aka Hnin May Aung) participated in the protests against the regime’s economic mismanagement... She was arrested in a midnight raid on her home on 23 August 2007...
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SACRIFICE: The Child Sex Slaves of Burma
Interview with film-maker Ellen Bruno: "I visited a friend in the camps in Burma... I saw human trafficking first-hand, and realized that the young girls had so little awareness of what was to happen...
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Burma's women jailed for speaking out
March 2011: About the 150 women in prison in Burma for speaking out about human rights and democracy...
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Honey Oo
Far from home Honney Oo was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in 2007 In November 2008, she was transferred to Lashio prison in Northern Shan state, which is over 600 miles from her family in Rangoon.
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Charm Tong: Speaking up for the People of Shan State
Interview with Charm Tong of the Shan Women's Action Network about the rapes and mistreatment of women and children by Burmese military forces. "In the case of the four rapes that were reported last...
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Burma Amnesty - Su Su Nway Released
Among six released from Kamti prison is high-profile activist Su Su Nway, who was sentenced to 12 years in 2008. She was the first activist to successfully sue the regime.
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Burma Prisoner Release: Don't be Fooled
Don't be fooled by Burma's meagre prisoner release, says Waihnin Pwint Thon. The dictatorship is seeking legitimacy through token gestures – my father is among thousands of political prisoners still...
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Burma: Jimmy on way home to meet his daughter
Jan 2012: Student leader Jimmy, aka Kyaw Min Yu, was released from Shan State Taunggyi Prison. His wife Nilar Thein was released from Tharyarwaddy Prison. Their daughter Phyu Chi Nay Min was four...
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Burma: Nilar Thein Freed - 'I'm Happy to See My Baby'
Jan 2012: "I'm healthy and happy to be released and happy to see my baby," said activist Nilar Thein. Her husband, Kyaw Min Yu, known as Ko Jimmy, has also been freed...."
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My father's release from prison is good. But there is still no reform in Burma
On Friday 13 January I was able to speak with my father Ko Mya Aye, a free man again after being jailed in 2007 for his role in organising protests against the Burmese dictatorship. I was shaking, so...
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Suu Kyi: NLD Candidate Selection to Prioritise Youth, Ethnic Minorities & Women
Jan 2012: Aung San Suu Kyi said that the party will choose 48 candidates among its members, with priority given to youth, ethnic minorities and women...
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The Forgotten Refugees from Burma's Kachin war
Nang San’s family fled after their village was burnt down and the livestock slaughtered by the Burmese Army. They hid in the jungle for a month before arriving at this overcrowded camp close to Laiza,...
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Burma rejoices on a long-delayed day for democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi has won a landmark election, now she faces the challenge of persuading the army to withdraw from politics
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MYANMAR: Improvements in healthcare take longer than political reforms
For decades, Myanmar’s military rulers spent less on their citizens’ health - just US$2 per capita in 2010 - than almost any other country in the world. As a result, the country has suffered from a...
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We still need to fight for human rights in Burma, says activist
When I was just 14 years old, the Burmese Army attacked my village with mortar bombs and air strikes. There was no warning. We fled for our lives.
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Burma: A conversation with U Nu's daughter - Asian Human Rights Commission
Nov 2012: "Our legal system does not exist at all... Lawyers have to pay bribes to police officers. Corruption has got into everything." Ms. Than Than Nu, the daughter of the first Prime Minister of...
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'I was Lucky' - Exclusive Interview with Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign UK
Interview by Courtenay Forbes: “Even in the refugee camps, it wasn’t safe for us. We were not allowed to leave the camps and it was more like a prison camp. We became stateless people without any ID...
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Burma: Women Meet for Peace
November 2013: The National Women’s Dialogue was organized by two Burma women’s groups—the Women’s Organizations Network and the Gender Equality Network—and the Civil Society Forum for Peace.
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Young Rohingya woman chases dream of peace and justice in Myanmar
Wai Wai Nu is a former political prisoner working to end the persecution faced by her people, the stateless Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar.
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