Founded 1998 | Location Shan State, Myanmar | |
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Focus Human Rights, Sustainable Development Mission Work for peace, justice and democracy in Burma. Website paoyouthorganization.blogspot.com | ||
The Pa'O Youth Organization or PYO is a youth organization in Burma. It was founded by Pa'O women, monks and young people in Shan State, northern Burma, on 4 December 1998. It describes itself as independent, democratic and non-violent, and is a member of the Nationalities Youth Forum and the Student Youth Congress of Burma.
The PYO is funded by the Daniel Clark Memorial Fund, the Burma Relief Center, and the ERS-Mekong Alumni Program.
Activism
The PYO has been most actively involved with human rights issues surrounding the Pinpet Mining Project. In 2009, the organization released Robbing the Future, a report on the project which called for transparent assessments of the social and environmental impact of the project, and adequate compensation for the villagers who have been displaced by the government.