Ethnic Issues
Up one levelA peaceful and democratic Burma requires a mutual respect among the country's diverse ethnic groups. According to available statistics, ethnic Burman people comprise about two-thirds of Burma's approximately 50 million people. Most of Burma's ethnic minorities inhabit areas along the country's mountainous frontiers. Karen and Shan groups comprise about ten percent each of the total population, while Akha, Chin, Chinese, Danu, Indian, Kachin, Karenni, Kayan, Kokang, Lahu, Mon, Naga, Palaung, Pao, Rakhine, Rohingya, Tavoyan, and Wa peoples each constitute five percent or less. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries on ethnic and indigenous issues specific to Burma, and around the world.
A Relief Mission to Northern Karen State
This page of the Dictator Watch website features a detailed report on a Christian relief mission that was carried out from December 2002 – January ...
Naga International Support Center (NICS)
This webpage introduces readers to the history of the Naga people and the conflict on the border of Northeast India and Burma. It also provides ...
Shan Land.Org
This website contains information on Shan State's political, drug, environmental, war, and human rights issues and concerns.
Asia Burma Project on Health
This site provides up-to-date information about the
Health projects of the organization in Kachin State and with Wa
Communitie.
Documentaries Keep Burma Concerns Alive
This site contains an article on the role of media (especially recently released film documentaries) in the democracy movement for Burma- ...
“My Gun Was As Tall As Me”
“My Gun Was As Tall As Me -” A 226-page report by Human Rights Watch conducted in Thailand and border Areas - of Burma on the brutal conditions ...
“Entrenched - an Investigative Report on the Systematic Use of Forced Labor in a Rural Area”
This 26 page report provides a detailed documentation of continued forced labor practices in active conflict areas in Burma, despite international ...
Remembering 1988
the events of 1988. There are several articles describing the political and social situation in Burma at that time, the elections in 1990, and life ...
“Burma - The Military and its Constitution”
“Burma - The Military and its Constitution,” focuses on the monopoly of the military in the constitution drafting process. The constitution ...
Democracy and Governance - A Conceptual Framework
This publication describes the USAID Center for Democracy and Governance’s approach to democracy and governance assistance programs by presenting ...
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