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12 February 2007

State of Terror , Press release .
Click here to see the full document

31 May 2006

KWO writes to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to urge the Security Council to uphold its responsibility to protect women, children and civilians in Burma.
Report

30 May 2006

KWO reports on the current situation in Karen State and along the Thai/Burma border, and the wave of new refugees.
Report

22 May 2006

This year KWO is updating the Shattering Silences report.
Click here to see the pamphlet

3 May 2006

KWO calls for international women's groups to press for an immediate UN Security Council resolution on Burma.
Statement

1 May 2006

KWO releases a statement about the increase in atrocities being committed by the SPDC against the Karen people, including women and children.
Full Statement (English)

Full Statement (Burmese)

     
KWO Links
 

women

Women's League of Burma

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development

International Women's Development Agency

Global Fund for Women

Mama Cash
Women's Learning Partnership


refugees

Thailand Burma Border Consortium

Global IDP Project

UNHCR

Human Rights Watch report on Burmese refugees in Thailand

 
Global Health Access Program (Dr Cynthia's clinic)
 
Burma Diaspora - video footage of the Karen
 
Burma Children Medical Fund
 
Shan Orphan Support

human rights
Amnesty International: Annual Report 2004
 
Amnesty Report 'Myanmar: Justice on Trial'
 
Amnesty Report on Political Prisoners Dec 04
 
Human Rights Watch
 
Altsean - Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma
 
US State Department report on Burma
 
International Labour Organisation: Report on Forced Labour in Burma
 
Witness - uses video and technology for human rights
 
Reporters without Borders
 
Forum Asia
 
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners - Burma
 
Landmine Monitor Report 2003

exiled government
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)

ethnic groups
 
Arakan cultural site
 
Chin Human Rights Organization
 
The Chin Forum
 
Karen Human Rights Group
 
Karen National Union
 
Karen.org
 
Kuki Forum
 
Human Rights Foundation of Monland
 
The Mon Forum
 
Kao Wao Mon newsgroup
 
The Rohingya Minority - a report by Amnesty International 2004
 
shanland.org
 
Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)


news & information
Burmanet - coverage of news and opinion on Burma from around the world
 
Irrawaddy - magazine covering Burma and Asia
 
Online Burma Library -an extensive database of annotated links to full texts of Burma documents on the Internet.
 
Burmadaily
 
Burma Debate
 
New Internationalist feature on Burma
 
Inside Burma - Land of Fear - a documentary by John Pilger
 
Mizzima - specialises in Burma-related news
 
One World.Net
 
Democratic Voice of Burma
 
BBC Burmese
 
Democratic Burma
 
Rakhapura News - news and information about Arakan State in particular and on Burma generally.
 
Freeburma.org - Resource page
 
Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia



environment
EarthRights International
Earth Rights Reports
Total Denial- A Report on the Yadana Pipeline Project in Burma
Total Denial Continues (2000)
Mining, Gender and the Environment in Burma
 
Salween Watch - campaign against a new dam on the Salween River
Karen Rivers Watch - aimed to house issues of social in-justice and inequality faced by the people in Karen State that are jointly addressed by local civil society groups.
Southeast Asia Rivers Network (Searin)
 
Friends of the Earth
 
Project Maje


cultural & historical

Exile Images: photography
 
Karen guerillas: photogallery
 
Grace under Pressure: photography
 
Kalama Sutta video documentary
 
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi pages
 
Burmese Hip Hop
 
Shwe Dream - Burmese music site



students
All Burma Federation of Student Unions (Foreign Affairs Committee)
 
All Burma Students' Democratic Front
 
Prospect Burma
 
Burma Volunteer Program



trade unions
Federation of Trade Unions - Burma
 
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
 
Global Unions: Companies linked to Burma


state peace and development council -
SPDC (the Burmese military regime)
  Official SPDC site
   
  New Light of Myanmar - Official newspaper



other
 
Asian People's Directory
 
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
 
 

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February 2007
State of terror Report

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March 2006
Annual Report 2005

Click here for Executive Summary

 

Shattering Silences Report

April 2004
Shattering Silences report
 

 

 

 


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