More than 400 Burmese migrant workers arrested for illegal entry to Thailand
May 27, 2024
HURFOM: From February to April, 2024, 476 Burmese migrant workers were arrested by the Thai authority for illegal entry to Thailand, according to Thai media.
The young men fleeing military conscription used jungle routes to illegally enter Thailand.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region
May 27, 2024
Escalation of Conflict in Rakhine State Calls for Support of Targeted and Vulnerable Groups
No one is safe in the presence or custody of the Burma Army. As the situation worsens in Rakhine State, crimes against civilians are being committed by the military junta and Arakan Army. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) joined a statement signed by 195 civil society and revolutionary organizations to condemn and oppose any ethnic armed groups, including Rohingya armed groups, that are collaborating with the terrorist military junta and abusing the public.
HURFOM has witnessed and documented the brutality of the Burma Army in our target areas of Mon State, Karen State and the Tanintharyi region. We stand to defend all of those who have been oppressed by all military forces. Ethnic revolution organizations, in particular, have a moral obligation to protect their communities from the violence deployed by the junta. The Arakan Army is no exception.
Read moreNo trace of Phar Chaung resident arrested by unknown armed group
May 24, 2024
HURFOM: On April 30th, 2024, a man from Phar Chaung village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division was arrested by an unknown armed group, and there has been no trace of him since his arrest.
Read moreSix killed and 22 injured by artillery attacks
May 24, 2024
HURFOM: According to a statement by the Karen National Union, within three weeks, from May 1st to the 21st, 2024, the military junta’s indiscriminate artillery attack killed six villagers and injured another 22 from Kyike Hto, Bilin and Thaton Township, Mon State,
Read morePilot project teaching Mon language in government schools canceled
May 24, 2024
HURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) had agreed with the military council to start a pilot project to teach the Mon language in government schools in three townships in the coming 2024-25 academic year. However, the project has been canceled, due to the military council’s failure to implement the agreement.
Read moreSix Mawlamyine residents arrested
May 22, 2024
On May 10th, 2024, six men from Chauk Mile Ward, Mawlamyine, Mon State were arrested by the military junta after being accused of providing support to the People’s Defense Force.
Read moreCases of forceful disappearance on the rise in Yebyu
May 22, 2024
HURFOM: Since early 2024, the number of cases of forceful disappearance have been on the rise in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. Unknown armed groups have been arresting and forcefully disappearing local villagers, after accusing them of working as military informants.
Read moreOne woman killed, another injured by artillery attack in Kaw Ka Rate
May 22, 2024
HURFOM: On May 17th, 2024, the military junta targeted Pha Yar Gyi village in the Gyaing River region, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State with indiscriminate artillery attacks that killed a local woman and injured another.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attacks injure two villagers in Thaton
May 21, 2024
HURFOM: On May 16th and 17th, 2024, the 9th Light Infantry Battalion launched artillery attacks on villages in V Yaw village track, Thaton Township, Mon State. There were no active armed clashes at the time. The attacks injured two villagers, according to the statement by the Thaton District Karen National Union.
Read moreJunta’s air assault kills child in Tha Yet Chaung
May 21, 2024
HURFOM: On May 17th, 2024, a 15-year-old from Gone Nyin Sate village, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tenasserim Division was killed by a junta air assault.
“On that day, we saw smoke coming out from Ka Net Thiri and Ka Twelve villages.” said a Ka Net Thiri resident.
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