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Weekly Analysis: Unprovoked Attacks by the Junta Across Southeastern Burma Spark Fear and Alarm

HURFOM: The junta has scaled up its attacks throughout Southeastern Burma, creating widespread distress and panic among communities who have been routinely displaced. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has observed that in targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, the military is intentionally targeting local areas and inciting fear and lawlessness.

On November 4th, despite no active armed clashes in the area, the military dropped two 250-pound bombs on Ban Pyae village and four additional bombs on Koe Inn village, Ta Ku village tract, Tenasserim. The artillery shells struck a house in Koe Inn village and injured a man.

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Weekly Analysis: Junta-Deployed Airstirke Target Civilians

HURFOM: In the target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland, including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, civilians are repeatedly under fire from escalating military junta attacks. The increasing brutality is evident in the continued inaction of the international community, which has failed to transform its response to the multiple crises in Burma into tangible actions that would hold the terrorist regime accountable.

During the last week, the junta deliberately set homes on fire, tortured civilians in custody, and fired at individuals and their villages. Airstrikes are also being conducted at an alarming rate, particularly in the Tanintharyi region, where violence has steadily escalated over the past several months.

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Weekly Analysis: Military Junta Ramps Up Conscription Efforts in Southeastern Burma

Nearly four years have passed since the attempted coup. During that time, the military has exerted widespread force and violence against innocent civilians. In response, many pro-democracy forces have been established to challenge the regime’s unjust quest for power. There have been significant losses in territory and bases that the junta once claimed, in addition to record levels of military defections. In response, they mandated the implementation of the People’s Service Law to conscript young men and women to fight against democracy.

Across targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) in Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, families are feeling the devastating impacts of losing their sons and daughters to a war that is fought against their own interests. The junta has ramped up its conscription efforts in Mon State, initiating the sixth batch of military training by targeting young individuals across the region. This latest round of recruitment has seen an increase in financial incentives, suggesting a shift from traditional recruitment methods. Instead of relying solely on defense funds, the junta appears to be pressuring business owners across various townships in Mon State to contribute to funding military conscription efforts.

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Weekly Analysis: Social Relief Organizations Targeted by the Military Junta

Across target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, the junta continues to deploy terror tactics to discourage support for the resistance. Since the attempted coup in Burma on 1 February 2021, the military has used violence as a retaliatory response to the widespread uprisings and condemnation of their failed power bid. Social relief organizations and humanitarian aid workers have been primarily targeted.

On October 9, the junta charged three members of the ‘Pai Shin Mae’ Emergency Rescue group in Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The members, including the group’s chairman, U Ye Min Htike, along with Ko Win Kyi and Ko Too, were arrested on the night of September 18 at 9 PM and have since been prosecuted under Section 50(j) of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

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Weekly Update: Women and Children Brutally Targeted in Attacks by the Military Junta

Scaled-up attacks by the military junta remain ongoing across the country. Civilians have been forced to carry the burden of a conflict that has been fueled and worsened by the regime for the last three and a half years. The terrorist military constantly and violently disrupts attempts by local people to live peacefully. Among the many wounded and killed are women and children. In September, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) documented nearly a dozen cases of attacks that resulted in the death or injury of a woman or child in target areas of Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region.

A woman tragically lost her life in an airstrike launched by the junta’s military forces in Hpapun Township, Karen State, even though there were no active clashes in the area, as reported by the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 5.

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Weekly Analysis: Junta Targets Civilians in Violent Interrogations

The Burma Army is desperate for legitimacy. As the regime continues to lose critical bases and territory, its retaliatory response has targeted innocent civilians. In target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, villagers are among the hardest hit when the junta deploys its offensives.

Enforced disappearances and abductions are being reported across the region as those suspected of any ties or allegiances to pro-democracy forces are not heard from following their arbitrary arrests. These sinister acts further prove the junta’s desperation and quest for control through all means.

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

Flooding in Southeastern Burma Demands a Compassionate and Coordinated Response

Flooding across Burma has led to the deaths of over 200 people and the displacement of at least 300,000. The rising flood waters of Typhoon Yagi have devastated communities already impacted by the junta’s humanitarian crisis. Thousands who have sought temporary shelter have once again been uprooted, and many remain out of reach for life-saving assistance. In target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), such as Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region, there are growing concerns over the lack of food security and shelter amid the already worsening human rights situation.

On 20 September, HURFOM released a statement calling for the rehabilitation and recovery of the affected people nationwide, especially in war-affected areas. Approximately 40 to 60% of rice fields, many of which were nearing harvest, have now been submerged and destroyed across all affected areas, according to reports from the human rights defenders network from Shan State, middle-Burma, Bago and HURFOM targeted areas.

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

A weekly update by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) on the situation on the ground. Summary data includes Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region.

For decades, the military junta has evaded accountability for their crimes against women and girls. Protected by military courts under the 2008 Constitution and a lack of transparency or investigation into any crime related to conflict-related sexual violence, survivors have suffered from trauma and a lack of accountability. Every quarter, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) releases an update titled ‘Voice Up,’ which provides documentation and analysis on the violations perpetrated against women and girls in target areas of Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region. 

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

Series of Landmine Explosions in Local Villages Leave Several Injured

In recent weeks, the number of landmine-related injuries has surged in target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region. Landmines continue to be a hazard for civilians, causing death and injury. Unseen often before it is too late, the junta intentionally places landmines in civilian areas. Burma has not acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty, despite an initiative launched by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines in 2003.

In Thanbyuzayat Township of Mon State, several residents suffered severe injuries and life-threatening wounds. These incidents, occurring near the Eon Saw Mon rubber factory and surrounding areas, underscore the growing danger posed by landmines in the region.

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

Junta Attacks Cause Communication Disruptions in Southeastern Burma

The Burmese military is continuing to target civilians in Southeastern Burma. As part of its notorious ‘four-cuts strategy’ in which the junta aims to cut off food, funds, recruits and information, there are widespread communication outages nationwide. Several townships lack reliable Internet or mobile connections in the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) target areas, including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region.

The military junta has been deliberately disrupting communication networks in these areas, severely impacting daily life. A villager from Kyone Ka Nyar in Ye Township reported that their village has been without a phone signal for an entire month, making it impossible to contact family members. Similar cutoffs have affected other villages in Southern Ye Township, including Mee Tie Dat, Mi Htaw Hlar Lay, Mi Htaw Hlar Gyi, Ma Gyi, and Ma Gyi Chaung Wa, since June 2024.

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