What You Need To Know: Week of 4/6/15
Burma The Burmese government has signed a draft ceasefire agreement with the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT). The NCCT is a group representing 16 different armed groups in Burma and… Read more…
Burma The Burmese government has signed a draft ceasefire agreement with the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT). The NCCT is a group representing 16 different armed groups in Burma and… Read more…
Burma Last week, a United Nations official claimed that Burma is showing signs that it is reversing its much-praised democratic reforms at an accelerating rate. In a report submitted to… Read more…
Burma Nine soldiers from the Burmese Army and one from the Ta’and National Liberation Army or the TNLA] have died during clashes in Burma’s northern Shan State. The source of… Read more…
Burma According to recent reports, as many as 2,000 civilians from both Burma and China are trapped in Burma’s northeast due to ongoing fighting. The fighting erupted primarily around jade… Read more…
It’s been another long semester, and to those of you who thrived in finals (or maybe just survived), congratulations! The many successes within the genocide prevention movement this semester also… Read more…
Burma President Thein Sein said in an interview that the plight of the Rohingya is a media fabrication. He denied allegations of human rights violations being committed by government authorities… Read more…
Burma On Wednesday, 22 people were killed and another 15 wounded when the Burmese Army shelled a rebel military academy in Laiza, a city in Burma’s northern Kachin State. The… Read more…
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) recently held their 3rd annual Women and Genocide Symposium, which brought together prominent scholars, attorneys, activists, and concerned citizens from conflicts around the world…. Read more…
What you need to know from the past week in Burma, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria. Burma US President Barack Obama made his second official visit to Burma… Read more…
What you need to know from the past week in Burma, CAR, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine. Burma Two years after his first visit, US president Barack Obama… Read more…