"The Burmese authorities have failed to implement most of the recommendations from previous United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions, in particular Resolution 68/242, adopted in 2013. In some areas, the situation has deteriorated as a result of deliberate actions by the authorities. So far, 2014 has been marred by an overall climate of impunity that has seen a resurgence of media repression, the ongoing sentencing of human rights defenders, an increase in the number of land ownership disputes, and ongoing attacks on civilians by the Tatmadaw in Kachin and Shan States amid nationwide ceasefire negotiations. This briefer summarizes developments on the ground with direct reference to key paragraphs of the resolution"..... 2015 ELECTIONS... MEDIA FREEDOMS RESTRICTED... ARBITRARY HRD ARRESTS... OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: Torture and sexual violence; Land confiscation... WAR AND PEACE TALKS... PERSECUTION OF ROHINGYA: Discriminatory legislation; Pre-existing laws and policies; Failure to respond to communal violence; 7 Hate speech and incitement to violence... 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE EXCLUDED FROM CENSUS... SITUATION DIRE IN ARAKAN STATE..... APPENDICES: I: 158 new arrests and imprisonments... II: Contradictory ceasefire talks... III: 122 clashes in Kachin, Shan States... IV: Tatmadaw civilian abuses... V: Hate crimes and extremist violence... VI: Children suffer most in Arakan State.