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 (HQ) Statement on VFVL
- 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
- CLAN’s Statement on VFVL
- Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF)
- New Mon State Party (NMSP) & Mon Community
- Peace Process Steering Team (PPST)
- Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF)
- Literature & Culture Development Organizations
- Shan State Ethnic Youth Federation Leading Committee (SSEYF)
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
The People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) joins the international clamor demanding the repeal of the 2012 Vacant, Fallow, and Virgin (VFV) Lands Management Law in Burma
On Social Media
TNI: https://twitter.com/TniMyanmar/status/1063347540190511104
GRAIN: https://twitter.com/GRAIN_org/status/1062627701561864193