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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Tensions flare after Department of Basic Education attempts takeover of Mon National SchoolHURFOM: Without first informing the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC), on June 6th 2019, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) placed a placard in front of a...
Man arrested for the rape and murder of 4-year-old girl in Thanbyuzayat TownshipHURFOM: On June 5th 2019, a 4-year-old girl from Aung Thu Khaw Ward, Kyaik Kha Mi Town, Thanbyuzayat Township, was raped, killed, and her body disposed of in a lake by...
With HURFOM’s support, human rights defenders chart path forward for transitional justice in Mon StateOn June 7th 2019, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) hosted a Transitional Justice Working Committee meeting at the Rehmonnya Hotel in Mawlamyine, Mon State....
Funding crisis leaves majority of Mon National Schools unable to accept students on first day of classesHURFOM: According to Nai Rot Ka Kao, a member of the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC), nearly three-quarters of all Mon National Schools needed for the 2019–2020...
Sharing the Spirit of Protection: HURFOM’s World Environment Day 2019 StatementHURFOM: On this World Environment Day, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) stands in solidarity with the countless many in Burma/Myanmar and beyond whose lives...
After seeking to profit from the rape of a young girl, corruption allegations follow police across Mon StateHURFOM: Allegations of police corruption stemming from two separate incidents in Mon State’s Mudon and Thanbyuzayat townships — the rape of a young girl and the possession...
Army captain gets 10-year prison sentence for shooting death of innocent civilianOn May 20th 2019, the Mawlamyine District Court sentenced Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 587 to 10 years in prison for the shooting death...
Mon State gov’t accused of extortion as villagers forced to forego compensation for land sold to Southern Myanmar Development Co. LtdHURFOM: Plantation owners from Aung Tha Pyay and Hnit Kayin villages, from whom the government purchased land to construct the soon to be completed Ye-Thanbyuzayat road,...
Latest Headlines
- Tensions flare after Department of Basic Education attempts takeover of Mon National School
- Man arrested for the rape and murder of 4-year-old girl in Thanbyuzayat Township
- With HURFOM’s support, human rights defenders chart path forward for transitional justice in Mon State
- Funding crisis leaves majority of Mon National Schools unable to accept students on first day of classes
- Sharing the Spirit of Protection: HURFOM’s World Environment Day 2019 Statement
- After seeking to profit from the rape of a young girl, corruption allegations follow police across Mon State
- Army captain gets 10-year prison sentence for shooting death of innocent civilian
- Mon State gov’t accused of extortion as villagers forced to forego compensation for land sold to Southern Myanmar Development Co. Ltd
- Administrative delay and budgetary constraints prevent textbooks from reaching Mon National Schools
- Accusations of violating ceasefire agreement prompt NMSP to release Burma army soldier arrested for drug trafficking to Mon State police
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