25 Years On, But Little Progress
(A review on NMSP’s ceasefire agreement and political, social and ethnic rights in Mon area, southern Burma/Myanmar) by Nai Kasauh Mon[1] Introduction The Mon self-determination movement is... Read more
Jeopardy for the poor: Opportunity for the rich
Land grabbing during COVID-19 in Southern Ye Township Despite work and travel bans imposed across Myanmar, a mining company has unlawfully and secretly bought land and plantations in the Magyi village... Read more
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HURFOM’s World Press Freedom Day 2019 Statement
Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day. HURFOM believes that a free and independent press is the...
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Drug arrests double in 2020 despite COVID-19HURFOM: There were 406 drug arrests in 2019 in Mon State. At the end of 2020, the number more than doubled to 844 cases, despite COVID-19 travel restrictions. Read More →
Child sexual abuse continues in Mon StateHURFOM: In 2020, in Mon State, there were 67 cases of child sexual abuse identified. Within the first two weeks of January 2021, two new cases were registered with police...
What is working between the Union and State levels of government, and what needs to change? : Responses from parliamentariansHURFOM: According to Myanmar’s 2008 Constitution, the Union level government has more authority than State level governments. This is laid out explicitly in Table #1...
NLD selective meetings with winning ethnic party candidates damaging unity, says MUPWhen the National League for Democracy (NLD) announced they would discuss future union affairs with ethnic political parties, they only met with ethnic candidates that...
Civic education must come first before the new GAD electionHURFOM: The process of electing new Ward/Village Administrators, who will serve the new government following the 2020 election, will begin soon. Read More →
Child sexual abuses cases : 1/3rd of the perpetrators are family membersHURFOM: In 2020, 96 child sexual abuse cases were filed in Mon State. 67 involved rape, report the Mon State Police Office, and one third of the rapists were family...
NLD sends 17 objection letters to UEC following 2020 election: One concerns election of MUP Deputy Speaker to Mon State ParliamentHURFOM: On December 29, 2020, the National League for Democracy (NLD) held a Central Executive Committee Meeting. NLD Vice Chair Dr Zaw Myint Maung, told the press that...
Six-year-old sexually abused in MudonHURFOM: On January 3, 2021, a six-year-old girl from Myo Ma #4 Ward, Mudon, in Mon State was sexually abused by a 27-year-old neighbor. Read More →
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- Drug arrests double in 2020 despite COVID-19
- Child sexual abuse continues in Mon State
- What is working between the Union and State levels of government, and what needs to change? : Responses from parliamentarians
- NLD selective meetings with winning ethnic party candidates damaging unity, says MUP
- Civic education must come first before the new GAD election
- Child sexual abuses cases : 1/3rd of the perpetrators are family members
- NLD sends 17 objection letters to UEC following 2020 election: One concerns election of MUP Deputy Speaker to Mon State Parliament
- Six-year-old sexually abused in Mudon
- Meeting between NLD and MUP canceled
- MNEC needs hundred thousand supporters for Mon national education
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