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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World Refugee DayHURFOM: Today on World Refugee Day, HURFOM honors all refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people around the world. HURFOM calls on governments, ethnic armed...
Witness to police torture case beaten and threatened by police in Paung TownshipHURFOM: On May 21st 2018, Police Sergeant Thein Hline Oo and Police Private Shine Htet Aung, from Yin Nyein Police Station, tortured two villagers from Kyauk Ye Twin village,...
Locals worry about damage to their plantations as Mon State government gives green light to treasure huntersHURFOM: Just weeks after Thanbyuzayat Township General Administration Department forced Golden Geo Myanmar Co. Ltd. to halt illegal excavations on the same site, on April...
Villager tortured by police refuses hush money; files lawsuit against policeHURFOM: On May 21st 2018, Police Sergeant Thein Hline Oo and Police Private Shine Htet Aung, from Yin Nyein Police Station, tortured two villagers from Kyauk Ye Twin village,...
Statement by HURFOM on World Environment DayToday on World Environment Day 2018, HURFOM urges the Burma/Myanmar Government, ethnic armed organizations, corporations, and the international community to protect and preserve...
Military captain shot and killed civilian on Kalagoke IslandHURFOM: On May 16th 2018, Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 587 shot and killed a villager, U Tin Soe Myint, on Kalagoke Island, in Lamine Town,...
Farmers suffer as electricity companies fight it out for power marketHURFOM: On May 22nd 2018, according to a local farmer, farmers from villages in northern Ye Township, Mon State, plan to petition the Mon State Parliament to remove utility...
Second case of child rape in a month in Ye townshipOn May 7th 2018, a 33-year-old man named Maung Naing Oo, from Duya village, Ye Township, in Mon State, was reported to have raped a 12-year-old girl from the same village...
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- World Refugee Day
- Witness to police torture case beaten and threatened by police in Paung Township
- Locals worry about damage to their plantations as Mon State government gives green light to treasure hunters
- Villager tortured by police refuses hush money; files lawsuit against police
- Statement by HURFOM on World Environment Day
- Military captain shot and killed civilian on Kalagoke Island
- Farmers suffer as electricity companies fight it out for power market
- Second case of child rape in a month in Ye township
- Man charged with rape of 12-year-old girl in Ye Township
- Two hundred people left to rebuild their homes and livelihoods from scratch after fire in Chaungzone Township
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