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"The women discussed issues for two days and decided to form the new Grassroots Women’s Network. At the conclusion of the seminar the attendees jointly endorsed the following resolutions:
We call on the Burma Army to stop their military operations in all ethnic areas.
We want the 2008 constitution to be abolished and call on the Burma Government to begin a process whereby a genuine federal constitution can be drawn up.
We also call on all stakeholders to stop mega development projects in all ethnic areas until there is genuine peace and a political settlement.
There must be no forced repatriation of refugees.
We also call on the international community and donors to continue to support
humanitarian aid to refugees and IDPs according to international standards until peace is restored in the country..."
Source/publisher:
Karen Women's Organisation
Date of Publication:
2018-03-30
Date of entry:
2018-12-17
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- Individual Documents
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Geographic coverage:
- Karen State
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
Sgaw Karen, Burmese ျမန္မာဘာသာ, English
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Format:
pdf
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336.17 KB
Resource Type:
conference object
Text quality:
- Good