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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Karen Peace Support Network’s report launch cancelledToday’s planned launch of Karen Peace Support Network’s (KPSN) new report has been cancelled. The report, titled The Nightmare Returns, focuses on the plight of recent...
Disagreement over Representation Preventing NMSP from Joining Mon State Ceasefire Monitoring CommitteeThe New Mon State Party (NMSP) have yet to join the Mon State Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC–S) due to a disagreement over NMSP representation in the Karen State...
Mon Youth and Drug Forum Releases 6-Point Plan to Combat Drug Use Among TeensA youth and drug forum was held April 2–3, 2018, in Kwan That village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State. The forum welcomed 153 youth participants and was organized by the...
Mon students in need of educational support for university studyAccording to Mon students from Bop Htaw Education Empowerment Program (BHEEP) —run by the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) — many struggle to find financial support...
Owner of fishing vessel accused of trafficking laborers agrees to pay partial wagesEight out of 23 fishermen in Ye Township, Mon State have been paid partial wages after submitting a forced labor complaint to the Mawlamyine District Labor Office on March...
Locals upset with indiscriminate taxing of vehicles on Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway in Mon StateHURFOM: Villagers in Ye Township, Mon State are crying foul over an entrance tax to Lamine Town that indiscriminately taxes travelers along the Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway. The...
12-year-old domestic worker raped repeatedly in Chaungzone TownshipDuring February 2018, a 12-year-old girl from Nee Mote village, Chaungzone, Township, Mon State, reported being raped nine times by married, 26-year-old U Soe Aung, who is...
23 Ye Township fisherman trafficked and forced to work for more than 1 year without payHURFOM: Fishermen in Ye Township are struggling to meet their daily livelihood needs after remaining unpaid for a year’s worth of work. Twenty-three fishermen accuse U Aung...
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- Karen Peace Support Network’s report launch cancelled
- Disagreement over Representation Preventing NMSP from Joining Mon State Ceasefire Monitoring Committee
- Mon Youth and Drug Forum Releases 6-Point Plan to Combat Drug Use Among Teens
- Mon students in need of educational support for university study
- Owner of fishing vessel accused of trafficking laborers agrees to pay partial wages
- Locals upset with indiscriminate taxing of vehicles on Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway in Mon State
- 12-year-old domestic worker raped repeatedly in Chaungzone Township
- 23 Ye Township fisherman trafficked and forced to work for more than 1 year without pay
- Attempted rape of an 8-year-old in Mudon Township, Mon State
- Extended power cuts troublesome for Thanbyuzayat Town businesses
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