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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Family of man killed by Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from LIB #587 still waiting for answers after almost 3 monthsIt has been almost three months since Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #587 shot and killed U Tin Soe Myint, a villager from Kalagoke Island, Lamine...
HURFOM donates humanitarian aid to the thousands affected by flooding in Kyaikmayaw TownshipOn August 7th 2018, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) visited Mae Ga Row, Ni Ton, Kwan Ngie, and Ma Ka Sam villages of Pyar Taung (Doe Sai) Region, Kyaikmayaw...
HURFOM report shows worrying trend in sexual violence against children in Mon State and Mon areas of southern BurmaHURFOM’s Women and Child Rights Project (WCRP) releases: ‘“A Girl’s Life was Destroyed”: Sexual violence against children continues to rise in Mon State and Mon...
Locals refuse to pay electricity fees in protest at Bedok Construction Company breaching its agreementHURFOM: Bedok Construction and Engineering Company’s 24-hour electricity project in Northern Ye Township, Mon State began to operate on April 7th 2018. On July 8th, when...
850 Dengue Fever Cases and 3 Deaths in Mon State Since Start of Rainy SeasonWCRP: In 2018, ten townships in Mon State have reported 850 cases of dengue fever during the rainy season so far, and three children have died of the illness, according to...
16-year-old girl raped by her cousin’s brother in Ye TownshipWCRP: On July 6th 2018, a 16-year-old girl from Daminkone Kyar Tan quarter, A Sin village tract, Ye Township, Mon State, was raped by the 20-year-old brother of her cousin. Daw...
NMSP claims their land use application aims to halt land grabs by investment companies, but locals see it differentlyHURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has been applying for permission to use land in the Parlain Region of Andin village tract, Kun Khari Island, and Man Gyi, Dani Dagyar,...
A new, unknown armed group has emerged in southern Ye, extorts and leaves locals in fearHURFOM: On July 6th 2018, locals told HURFOM that an unknown armed group has been active in southern Ye Township, Mon State. Local villagers have been extremely cautious about...
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- Family of man killed by Captain Aung Ko Ko Min from LIB #587 still waiting for answers after almost 3 months
- HURFOM donates humanitarian aid to the thousands affected by flooding in Kyaikmayaw Township
- HURFOM report shows worrying trend in sexual violence against children in Mon State and Mon areas of southern Burma
- Locals refuse to pay electricity fees in protest at Bedok Construction Company breaching its agreement
- 850 Dengue Fever Cases and 3 Deaths in Mon State Since Start of Rainy Season
- 16-year-old girl raped by her cousin’s brother in Ye Township
- NMSP claims their land use application aims to halt land grabs by investment companies, but locals see it differently
- A new, unknown armed group has emerged in southern Ye, extorts and leaves locals in fear
- NMSP’s land application has locals worried about development agenda
- “We Still Want Our Land Back”: HURFOM interview with victims of land confiscation
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