Burma Amnesty International has called on Burma to immediately lift all restrictions on humanitarian aid. These restrictions are currently preventing vital access to aid in Rakhine and Kachin States. Aung San Suu Kyi has defended herself against claims she has ignored the plight of the Rohingya Muslim population. More than 1 million Rohingyas live in […]
News from HART: We’ve had a busy week in our new offices and an exciting visit from our Burmese local partner Dr Sasa! Sasa gave a wonderful talk in the House of Lords that you can read about by clicking here. Burma The international community has been surprised this week as the US has ended […]
News from HART: We’ve moved offices! Check out our new contact details. Burma Peace talks have got off to a shaky start this week at the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Burma. The conference is bringing together representatives from the many armed ethnic groups opposing the government. The conference is built on a cease-fire […]
News From HART: We are recruiting! We are looking for a Finance and Administration Intern to begin September 2016. Deadline for applications 31st August. For details and application form please see here. Burma A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Burma on Wednesday morning, killing at least three people and damaging temples in the ancient temple city […]
News from HART We are recruiting! We are looking for a Finance and Administration Intern to begin September 2016. Deadline for applications 31st August. For details and application form please see here. Read Vincent’s blog on the Panglong Peace Conference in Burma here. Burma For the next three days Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bejjing […]
News From HART: Next Friday is World Humanitarian Day. Keep an eye out for some features about our partner countries! Read Meg Kneafsey’s blog post on the history of conflict in Uganda here. If you’re a HART Ambassador, get in touch with Satya at satya.tan@hart-uk.org to write a blog post for the website. 6000+ aid workers provide […]
News from HART: We are hiring! HART is currently recruiting an Interim Advocacy Officer. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 8th August. You can read more about the role and download the application pack here: http://www.hart-uk.org/about-you/jobs/. Read Alice Doorly’s recent blog: Herdsmen-Farmer Conflict in Nigeria: An Ongoing Legacy of Division and Mistrust. Burma New […]
News from HART Read Charlie Hart’s account of the Modern Slavery Garden that won Gold at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show here. Volunteer and fundraise for HART this summer! See here for ways you can get involved. Burma A summit this week brought together seventeen leaders of different rebel groups in the war ravaged town of Kachin, close […]
News from HART Read Joshua Colebourne’s recent blog: Burma’s Jade is lucrative business but will its people ever see the benefit? Volunteer and fundraise for HART this summer! See here for ways you can get involved. Burma The Burma Army has claimed responsibility for 5 civilian deaths in Shan State. The killings, which happened in June, […]
News from HART Deadlines for Communications & Fundraising Executive and PA to Baroness Cox coming up this weekend! Click here for more information. Volunteer for HART this summer! See here for ways you can get involved. This week, we have been closely monitoring the escalating conflict in South Sudan. See below for our news updates. […]
News from HART We are hiring! HART is currently recruiting a creative and dynamic Communications and Fundraising Executive. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 18th July. Please download the application pack here: www.hart-uk.org/about-you/jobs Burma Two mosques in Burma have suffered arson attacks over the past two weeks. It is starkly clear that Burmese […]
Burma The Myanmar government will allow exiled opposition activists who are still on an official “no-entry” blacklist to return to the Southeast Asian country within 100 days, said deputy foreign affairs minister Kyaw Tin on Thursday. BBC News – Myanmar jade mine landslide kills at least 12 in Kachin https://t.co/IG39FGuCoQ […]
News from HART See our latest blog on Burma, accompanied with an infographic. Burma Myanmar nationalists announced Wednesday that a series of protests were planned across major cities to demand that the government declare that there is no Rohingya ethnicity in the country. Hardliners in the country would rather the Rohingya are seen as Bengalis, […]
Burma According to The Irrawaddy, Karen freedom fighters from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) have joined forces with the Arakan Army (AA) to fight against the Burma Army. It is rumoured that a new bill which aims to revive Burma’s 1975 State Protection Law might be submitted to Parliament. This bill has been characterised […]
News from HART This week, we have been closely monitoring the escalating conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Read words from our local partners here and add a message of support for civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh here. Next week is the HART Prize for Human Rights Prize Giving and Exhibition. Click here to book your free ticket for the Exhibition and […]
News from HART The shortlist for the HART Prize for Human Rights has been chosen! Thank you to all entrants who participated – we have thoroughly enjoyed the broad spectrum and extremely high quality of your work ranging from art and essays to documentaries and musical compositions. Click here to book your free ticket for […]
News from HART This week, we have been celebrating Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day by publishing blog posts written by interns and HART Ambassadors on the themes of maternal health and gender equality. Click here to read the full blog series – more blogs to come at the weekend! As part of our Mother’s […]
News from HART We have a new job vacancy for the position of Finance Manager at HART. Application deadline is on 7th March. Read the visit report from HART’s most recent visit to Sudan and South Sudan. HART will be at the London International Development Conference 2016 this Saturday – come and say hello if you are there! […]
News From HART Guest blogger, Talia Augustine, discusses palliative care in Uganda and how one organisation is working to change attitudes towards terminal illness. The deadline for the HART Prize for Human Rights is nearly upon us! If you’re aged 13-25 and passionate about human rights then you may be interested in a chance to win […]
News from HART Baroness Cox spoke in the House of Lords on Wednesday supporting amendments to the Immigration Bill, calling for victims of genocide to be granted asylum in the UK. In a busy week, Baroness Cox also asked a supplementary question on International Again against female genital mutilation on Thursday. Burma This week marked […]
News from HART HART intern, Satya Tan, has written an excellent blog on the ways in which Dalits are treated when seeking medical care, titled India’s inequality in healthcare: the caste divide. On Wednesday Baroness Cox contributed to a panel discussion at Conway Hall for World Holocaust Day. She highlighted the situation of de facto genocide of […]
News from HART: In December our team visited northern Nigeria and saw first-hand the magnitude of the devastation and terror inflicted on civilians by Boko Haram. HART’s Winter Newsletter is now available and ready to download, including updates from our partners all around the world. HART Ambassador Eric Kakore has written an excellent blog on […]
News from HART Yesterday, during oral questions in the House of Lords, HART CEO Baroness Cox raised the ongoing situation in Nigeria. Directly afterwards, Lord Chidgey asked a question about human rights in Sudan, to which Baroness Cox gave an insightful contribution. HART’s partner in India, Operation Mercy, have given an update and a Christmas […]
News From HART The HART team have just returned from their trip to Nigeria with incredible and tragic stories in hand. The full report will be forthcoming in the next week HART intern, Will Side, blogs on the failure of the Sudanese Peace talks, which have led to increased hostilities in the country. On the […]
