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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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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Members of NMSP and Mon State residents point to police corruption as driving force behind widespread drug use and productionHURFOM: An official from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) recently stated that it will be nearly impossible to eradicate drug use and production in Mon State due to police...
Mon language learning under threat as government fails to provide students with textbooksHURFOM: Government schools throughout Mudon Township, Mon State, have been permitted to conduct Mon language lessons for 45 minutes per day throughout the 2019–2020...
Lack of NRCs in remote areas of Kyaikmayaw Township strip residents of voting rights, access to government servicesAccording to the venerable Monk Pan Ti Ta, Abbot of Kaw Zwel village, Kyaikmayaw Township, nearly 50 percent of all residents in remote areas of Kyaikmayaw township do...
11 years on, Thanbyuzayat resident still seeking justice for military land confiscationHURFOM: More than 11 years after his land was seized, Nai P—, a victim of land confiscation, has told HURFOM that he still hopes to one day have his land returned to...
Mon State residents worry they can no longer afford electricity after Ministry of Electricity and Energy hikes ratesOn June 25th 2019, the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) announced that beginning in July 2019, the cost of electricity per kilowatt hour (kWh) would increase...
Having received poor compensation for their land, villagers demand Mon State government investigate June Cement Industry Ltd.In their search for justice, farmers in Kyaikmayaw Township’s Mount Pyar Taung region are demanding that the Mon State government investigate the June Cement Industry Ltd.’s...
2-year prison sentence for social media post signals renewed attack on freedom of expression in Mon StateOn July 1st 2019, U Aung San Oo, an activist and resident of Mote Tama town, Paung Township, Mon State, was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor by the...
Farmers brace for financial ruin as 30,000 acres flood due to Mon State government’s mismanagement of irrigation systemMore than 2,000 farmers from 11 villages in Paung Township have suffered considerable financial loss this rainy season as the mismanagement of an irrigation system set...
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- Members of NMSP and Mon State residents point to police corruption as driving force behind widespread drug use and production
- Mon language learning under threat as government fails to provide students with textbooks
- Lack of NRCs in remote areas of Kyaikmayaw Township strip residents of voting rights, access to government services
- 11 years on, Thanbyuzayat resident still seeking justice for military land confiscation
- Mon State residents worry they can no longer afford electricity after Ministry of Electricity and Energy hikes rates
- Having received poor compensation for their land, villagers demand Mon State government investigate June Cement Industry Ltd.
- 2-year prison sentence for social media post signals renewed attack on freedom of expression in Mon State
- Farmers brace for financial ruin as 30,000 acres flood due to Mon State government’s mismanagement of irrigation system
- Through transitional justice, victims and survivors will become the nation-builders of tomorrow: HURFOM’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2019 Statement
- Villagers reluctant to voice true concerns in public consultation meeting with June Cement Ltd.
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