How the Myanmar Government’s Repressive Land Laws are Catalyzing Conflict and Insecurity: An Analysis of the Vacant, Fallow, and Virgin Land Management Law By Saw…
“Kaw” Customary Land Seminar Statement “Our Customary Land, Our Life and Our Future”
“Kaw” Customary Land Seminar Statement “Our Customary Land, Our Life and Our Future” May 30, 2019 The “Kaw” Customary Land Seminar, held from May 29th…
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
STATEMENT | 12 May 2019 Reference: Sylvia Mallari, PCFS Global Co-chairperson – secretariat@foodsov.org Repeal the 2012 VFV Law in Burma! Carry out a genuinely pro-people…
LIOH’s Statement on Nationwide Movement Calling to Abolish Myitsone Dam Project
All of the large dam projects built in Myanmar have had severe and negative impacts on peoples’ lives, as a growing body of evidence clearly…
LIOH Statement regarding the World Bank’s 2019 conference on Land and Poverty
LIOH Statement regarding the World Bank’s 2019 conference on Land and Poverty 25 March 2019 From the 25-29 the World Bank is hosting its annual…
The Oakland Institute’s Open Letter to World Bank’ s 20th Land and Poverty Conference
An Open Letter to the World Bank on its 20th Land and Poverty Conference March 21, 2019 Ms. Kristalina GeorgievaInterim President, World Bank1818 H Street NWWashington,…
PSLF’s Statement on VFVL
Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) / Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) released a statement on the Vacant, Fallow & Virgin Land Management Law (VFVL) on…
[News Release] Myanmar: New land law could have disastrous impact on ethnic minorities
Law affects traditional communities who passed down land for generations Revenues from resource extraction going to army and its allies Alleged crimes committed in Myanmar…
PPST’s Statement from its Special Meeting 03-2019
The Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Signatory – Ethnic Armed Organizations (NCA-S EAO) released a statement from its special meeting (03/2019)…
[Primer] There is no Vacant Land
A primer on defending Myanmar’s customary tenure systems This Primer promotes a deeper understanding and appreciation of Myanmar’s customary tenure systems, which are under threat…