A network of Civil Society Organizations released a statement urging the National League for Democracy (NLD) government to completely abandon plans for coal and big hydro projects in Myanmar. In [...]
A new investment law has been rushed through Burma’s Parliament, with the Upper House giving its approval on Oct. 6. According to the Myanmar Investment Commission, the law is expected to take [...]
Is the State Department Weakening a Key Human Rights Tool in Myanmar Based on a Secret Business Survey?
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Since 2013, U.S. investors with more than $500,000 invested in Myanmar (Burma) have been required to report about the impact of their investments on human rights, labor rights and the [...]
Myanmar’s Kayah State is primarily the home to the Karenni ethnic groups. It is bordered by Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province on the east, famously known for the refugee camps of civilians from [...]
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“I think what I have gained and learned from the program has really exceeded my expectations…It was the first time for me to be in this family style of school. In my previous schools I have not [...]
On Friday, the U.S. government announced that imports of goods from Myanmar/Burma, which had previously been prohibited, are now allowed. (Legally, this is done by General License No. 18 issued [...]
Last week, as everyone in my office geared up for yesterday’s Kiobel v. Shell Supreme Court argument, I hopped on a plane to Thailand. This morning, I discussed ERI’s groundbreaking [...]
Last week, the students and staff of the EarthRights School Mekong visited Sop Moei village, an ethnic Karen community tucked away deep in the mountains of Mae Hong Son Province at the confluence [...]
Last week Bobbie and I had the opportunity to observe the filing of a case in the Administrative Court of Thailand by affected villagers downstream from the Xayaburi dam in Laos. We were informed [...]
From the outside, recent political and economic reforms in Myanmar/Burma seem to be opening up a society that has languished under military rule for half a century, but despite the promises of [...]