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December 28, 2015 Situation update Killing, disappearance, land-mine death during Burma Army offensive in central Shan State This update documents further incidents of abuse against civilians committed by Burmese government troops during

Situation update By the Shan Human Rights Foundation December 22, 2015 Burmese government troops torch Ta’ang village in northern Shan State; farmer forced to guide troops shot dead in battle In mid-November,

Hundreds attend ceremony to honor farmer killed by Burmese government troops at gold mine in eastern Shan State Over 300 farmers from different areas of Shan State attended a ceremony yesterday to

Shans present 23,717signatures against Salween dams to Australian consultants in Yangon Shan community representatives are today presenting 23,717 signatures opposing the building of dams on the Salween River to the Australian

International community must break its silence on Naypyidaw’s war crimes in central Shan State Shan community organizations are today holding a press conference in Bangkok to urge the international community to break

Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation on the International Day for the Elimination of ViolenceAgainst Women Nov 25, 2015 Sexual violence by Burmese government troops continues despite ceasefires in Shan State

Burma Army soldiers who opened fire on villagers at eastern Shan State gold mine must be prosecuted Nov 25, 2015 We, the Shan Farmers’ Network and Shan Human Rights Foundation, demand the