26 Jan 2010: Opium cultivation surging under junta's control in Burma - Burmese - English

Poisoned Hills by the Palaung Women's Organization

9 Dec 2009: WLB marks ten years of gender activism

Building a Movement within The Movement English  Burmese

The WLB Calls for Criminal Accountability

The Burmese government is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity - and getting away with it. Reasons for an ICC Referral. See here for the WLB Concept Paper calling for the referral of the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.   7 August 2009: It's Time for the United Nations to Take Strong Action on Burma: Women's Groups around the World Call on the UNSC to Prosecute Senior General Than Shwe at International Criminal Court - Burmese - English Letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Members of the UN Security Council Ending Impunity 19 June 2009: Women of Burma Call for UNSC action on Regime’s use of Rape as a Weapon of War and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma Video in English: Click here Video in Burmese: Part I|Part II

Women's League of Burma

The Women's League of Burma (WLB) is an umbrella organization comprising 13 already-existing women's organizations of different ethnic backgrounds from Burma. WLB was founded on December 9,1999. Its mission is to work for women's empowerment and advancement of the status of women, and to work for the increased participation of women in all spheres of society in the democracy movement, and in peace and national reconciliation processes through capacity building, advocacy, research and documentation.

• To work for the empowerment and development of women.
• To encourage women's participation in decision-making in all spheres of life.
• To enable women to participate effectively in the movement for peace, democracy and national reconciliation.

By working together, and encouraging cooperation between the different groups, the Women's League of Burma hopes to build trust, solidarity and mutual understanding among women of all nationalities in Burma.