LIOH campaign for land, peace and democracy moves into high gear after government adoption of the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law that imposes countless number of farmers, ethnic peoples & IDPs to become landless and criminals. See more information here.
Message with different ethnic languages available here
Statement of LIOH & MATA on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law
Joint statement on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law and related announcement (available in 5 languages)
Media Highlights
Media interview responded by Si Thu | General Secretary of Land in Our Hands – to Khit Thit Media
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DVB Debate highlight on VFV
Related Voices
- UN Special Rapporteurs’ Letter to Myanmar Government
- UNA’s statement on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law
- KNU (Taungngu) statement on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law and related announcement
- IDPs’ statement on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law and related announcement
- Statement from Karenni Land Forum
- Joint Statement of KNP, KNGY, KyWO & KLCC
- IDP’s voices
Related Supports
International Community’s expression of solidarity with grassroots campaign against VFV in Myanmar
Implementation of Burma’s Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law: At Odds with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and Peace Negotiations (A Commentary by Jason Gelbort): https://www.tni.org/en/article/implementation-of-burmas-vacant-fallow-and-virgin-land-management-law
“A Declaration of War on Us”: The 2018 VFV Law Amendment and its Impact on Ethnic Nationalities (A Commentary by TNI): https://www.tni.org/en/article/a-declaration-of-war-on-us
On Social Media
TNI: https://twitter.com/TniMyanmar/status/1063347540190511104
GRAIN: https://twitter.com/GRAIN_org/status/1062627701561864193