Updates | Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)

Shrinking refuge: new threats to refugee security on the Shan-Thai border

May 23, 2019 New report by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) and Shan State Refugee Committee – Thai Border (SSRC-TB) Shrinking refuge: new threats to refugee security on the Shan-Thai border

May 23, 2019

Farmer beaten with rifle butt and arbitrarily arrested by Burma Army in Mong Pan, southern Shan State

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation April 4, 2019 Farmer beaten with rifle butt and arbitrarily arrested by Burma Army in Mong Pan, southern Shan State On March 25, 2019, a

April 4, 2019

Burma Army ground and aerial attack to seize strategic mountain in N. Shan State kills one villager, injures two, and displaces 700

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation March 20, 2019 Burma Army ground and aerial attack to seize strategic mountain in N. Shan State kills one villager, injures two, and displaces 700

March 20, 2019

Local Shans welcome Engie’s withdrawal from Upper Yeywa dam, urge other companies to follow suit

Press release by Action for Shan State Rivers February 11, 2019 Local Shans welcome Engie’s withdrawal from Upper Yeywa dam, urge other companies to follow suit Local communities in northern Shan State

February 11, 2019

Villagers in Hsaileng village tract, Hsipaw township, oppose hydropower dam construction

Villagers in Hsaileng village tract, Hsipaw township, oppose hydropower dam construction by UNIENERGY CO. LTD. Villagers from Hsaileng, Peingsa and Sope Tung villages, in Hsaileng village tract, Hsipaw township, northern Shan State,

February 9, 2019

Shan communities and MPs call for cancellation of dams in conflict-torn northern and southern Shan State

Press Release Shan communities and MPs call for cancellation of dams in conflict-torn northern and southern Shan State December 5, 2018 Shan communities and local Members of Parliaments are holding a press

December 5, 2018

Ke See villagers send letters opposing transfer of 5,459 acres of land to Pinpet iron mine and steel factory

Media release by Ke See villagers October 22, 2018 Ke See villagers send letters opposing transfer of 5,459 acres of land to Pinpet iron mine and steel factory Today, residents of Mong

October 22, 2018

Farmer riding motorcycle shot dead by Burma Army patrol near China’s trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines in Kyaukme, northern Shan State

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation October 16, 2018 Farmer riding motorcycle shot dead by Burma Army patrol near China’s trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines in Kyaukme, northern Shan State On

October 16, 2018

Hsipaw public gather to oppose Naypyidaw’s new budget allocation for Upper Yeywa dam

Media Release by local people and MPs in Hsipaw township October 12, 2018 Hsipaw public gather to oppose Naypyidaw’s new budget allocation for Upper Yeywa dam About 1,000 local residents and MPs

October 12, 2018

Burma Army drones and new strategic road instil fear among IDPs on Shan-Thai border

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation October 4, 2018 Burma Army drones and new strategic road instil fear among IDPs on Shan-Thai border Burma Army use of drones for the first

October 4, 2018

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