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The Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO) was set up on 4th December, 1998 by monks, women and youth who came from various places in the Pa-O areas in Burma. PYO is a member of the Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) and the Nationalities Youth Forum (NYForum). It is a non-violent independent youth organization striving for peace, justice and democracy in Burma.
The main aims of PYO are:
1. To establish a new society based on the principles of peace and justice.
2. To empower Pa-O youth, build greater unity among the Pa-O people and nurture younger generations to become future leaders.
The main objectives of PYO are:
1. To promote Pa-O literature and culture.
2. To promote quality critical thinking of Pa-O youth.
3. To educate the people in Pa-O areas regarding human rights and the environment.
4. To help build a federal union of Burma with equality and self-determination.
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Displaying 1 - 1 of 1Holding Our Ground: Land Confiscation in Arakan & Mon States, and Pa-O Area of Southern Shan State
INTRODUCTION: The following report has been compiled to bring to the attention of a wider audience many of the problems facing the people of Burma, especially its many ethnic nationalities. For many outside observers, Burma’s problems are confined simply to the ongoing incarceration of Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s democratically elected leader, and many other political prisoners. However, as we hope to show in the following report, this is only one of very many human rights abuses that provide obstacles to the people’s hope for democracy.