Rights groups claim the Burmese military is using convicts as porters in war zones, in what they allege amount to ‘war crimes’, as election promises on human rights seemingly ignored
Day: July 13, 2011
Children become latest victims of conflict in Kachin State
Outbreak of diarrhoea in makeshift refugee camps in northeast Burma setup by Kachin Independence Organisation is affecting hundreds of children taking shelter there and resulted in two recent deaths
Clash in Shan State leaves at least six dead
At least six people have been killed in a deadly clash between government security forces and Shan State Army soldiers in southeast Burma on 9 July