HURFOM Releases a New Report: “Voice Up” A Gendered Overview of the Human Rights Situation in SE Burma

March 21, 2024

January – March 2024

Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) releases “Voice Up,” A Gendered Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Southeastern Burma. The report is the first in a series that will follow, focusing on the situation of women and children in Southeastern Burma throughout the year. Before the attempted coup in Burma, HURFOM had published similar content in a bulletin-style format under the title ‘Voice Up.’

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Junta starts to summon young men from Mu Don village to join military service

March 20, 2024

HURFOM: There are reports that 100 young men from Mon State must be identified for compulsory military service. On March 17th, the village Administrator delivered letters summoning men in the 18 to 35 age range to a gathering titled, ‘meet and discuss.’

The letters were delivered on March 16 in Mu Don. A villager from each ward must be present at “Rajadirit” Hall on March 17. The village no longer has many young people left in their community. Most of them already went abroad,” said a Mu Don resident.

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Compulsory conscription law creates chaos in Mon State

March 20, 2024

HURFOM: On March 13th, 2024, the military junta called a meeting of village/ ward Administrators in Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State and instructed them to select 100 young men to join compulsory military service.

Based on the population of a village, the Administrator must select from two to ten young men/village and send their list to the junta no later than March 20, 2024.

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Junta plans to extort villagers to feed families of those in compulsory military service

March 19, 2024

HURFOM: The military junta said the particular villages are responsible to feed the family members of the villagers who are selected to join compulsory military service and the village/ ward administration authorities are planning to extort money from the villagers.

In our areas, each village tract must give two villagers (to join military service). If a married person is selected, the village must feed his family members. So the village administration team has planned to collect 2,000 or 3,000 MMK per household,” said a member of the village administration department in Southern Ye Township.

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Four displaced villagers arrested by junta over a week ago, not yet released

March 19, 2024

HURFOM: On March 9th, 2024, the junta’s regiment launched a military operation in the Dawei Eastern Forest Area, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division and arrested four displaced villagers.

The victims have not yet been released, even though their arrest took place over a week ago, according to sources close to their families.

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Two dead found on the same day beside Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road

March 19, 2024

HURFOM: On March 17th, 2024, two dead bodies of persons thought to be killed were found beside the Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road, Mon State on the same day, according to local emergency and rescue teams.

At 7:30 am on March 17th, a male body was found between Kyoe Tha Dar and San Pya villages, Ye Township. His hands were tied at the back and he had a cut wound on his neck, according to the Shwe Hin Thar Social and Rescue Team (Maw Ka Nin).

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region

March 18, 2024

HURFOM, Second Week of March 2024

Over the last week, civilians once again in target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) struggled to resume their daily activities in peace. While the junta continues to present a distorted illusion of business as usual. This incorrect and profoundly misleading narrative must not fool the international community. The reality is that the situation on the ground is that innocent civilians are being deprived of their fundamental rights and freedoms and prevented from accessing safe and secure pathways to education, health care and legal assistance.

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Aircraft patrol worries local villagers in Kyarinnseikyi

March 18, 2024

HURFOM: On March 13th and 14th, 2024, military aircraft patrolled over villages in Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State which are under the control of the New Mon State Party (AD – Anti Military Dictatorship) and local villagers are now worrying about possible armed clashes.

Yesterday (March 14), two aircraft were flying over Win Yaw Seik Kyi, Line Ka Ne and Win Kabar village three times,” said a resident from Kyarinnseikyi Township.

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Conscription law threatens future prospects of Burmese youth

March 18, 2024

HURFOM: As the conflict intensifies across Burma, it has become abundantly clear that the military junta is losing the war it started. In an effort to bolster their military losses, they have turned to even more drastic measures. On February 10th, 2024, the military council enacted compulsory conscription law.

According to the conscription bill, men who are in the 18-35 age range and women who are in the 18-27 age range can be selected for military service.

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Five women killed and 16 injured by artillery attacks within two months in Mon State

March 15, 2024

HURFOM: In January and February, 2024, five women were killed while another 16 women were injured by the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks, according to the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Department of the Mon State Federal Council (MSFC).

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