Unsolved Human Rights Issues in Ethnic Mon Areas of Myanmar/Burma during the Democratic Transition
By Nai Kasauh Mon ASTRACT Burma is in a democratic transition having been previously under seven years of semi-military leadership led by U Thein Sein. After the 2015 democratic elections,... Read more
An issue we must not leave behind Burma is a patriarchal society where, despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s high profile, gender inequality still exists. Women are still denied equal rights and continue to face... Read more
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Don’t let your mind be destroyed: a commentary on the sharp increase of drug use in Mon areas
A generation lost to drug use The New Mon State Party has put up signs in front of and around villages in Mon state, urging residents to come together...
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13-year-old boy accused of rape, murder, and allegedly tortured by police, released on bailWCRP: A 13-year-old boy taken into police custody in early November 2018, on suspicion of the rape and murder of his adoptive sister, was released on bail by the Zayar Thiri...
Three landmine blasts injure one, damage property, and livestock in Yebyu TownshipHURFOM: One woman was injured, a buffalo was wounded, and two motorbikes sustained damage due to three successive landmine blasts on January 7th 2019, in Seit Pyo Yae village,...
Man charged under Penal Code 377 (Unnatural offenses) after male employee repeatedly rapedHURFOM: A 30-year-old employee says he was repeatedly raped and physically attacked by his male employer at the barber shop he worked at in Mawlamyine. The man filed a lawsuit...
72nd Mon National Day experiencing a funding shortageHURFOM: According to the Central Organizing Committee of the 72nd Mon National Day, there is currently a funding shortage affecting the preparations for the historic event. The...
Three villagers injured by landmines in less than two months as land dispute between the NMSP and KNU drags on in Yebyu TownshipHURFOM: Three people have been injured by landmines in Yebyu Township in a one-and-a-half-month period from October 15th to November 29th 2018. The blasts have taken place...
Locals in Mudon Township demand removal of illegally operating Chinese-owned factory because of negative environmental and health impactsHURFOM: According to locals, a Chinese-owned factory in Mudon Township has been operating without the official permission of the Mon State government and is badly damaging...
8-year-old girl raped repeatedly and threatened by her grandfather in Mudon TownshipWCRP: In November, an 8-year-old girl from Htin Kone village, Mudon Township, Mon State, reported being raped five times by her maternal, 50-year-old grandfather, who she...
Military captain who shot and killed civilian on Kalagoke Island to be transferred to civic court: MNHRCHURFOM: On November 16th 2018, according to a letter from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB)...
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- 13-year-old boy accused of rape, murder, and allegedly tortured by police, released on bail
- Three landmine blasts injure one, damage property, and livestock in Yebyu Township
- Man charged under Penal Code 377 (Unnatural offenses) after male employee repeatedly raped
- 72nd Mon National Day experiencing a funding shortage
- Three villagers injured by landmines in less than two months as land dispute between the NMSP and KNU drags on in Yebyu Township
- Locals in Mudon Township demand removal of illegally operating Chinese-owned factory because of negative environmental and health impacts
- 8-year-old girl raped repeatedly and threatened by her grandfather in Mudon Township
- Military captain who shot and killed civilian on Kalagoke Island to be transferred to civic court: MNHRC
- New seaport road in Ye Township leaves villagers upset over land grabbing and unfair compensation by Southern Myanmar Development Co. Ltd.
- Family allege torture by police to force a confession from a 13-year-old accused of rape and murder in Mawlamyine
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