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The 1st Mon Literature Talk in Andin Village, Ye Township

The 1st Mon Literature Talk was held in Andin Village last Saturday evening, led and arranged by a local monk in order to educate the local people regarding politics and the negative impacts of the proposed coal-fired power plant. The talk began at 8:00 pm on February 7th.

More than 300 ethnic Mons attended the event to hear key-note speakers U Soe Myint, who received a Bachelor’s of Engineering in Mining at the Yangon Institute of Technology, and Nai Yekha of the New Mon State Party (NMSP). Read more

“Land robbery by Burmese army has destroyed lives”, says Kyang-Ywa Village farmer

In June 2001, Battalion No. 591 and No. 983 confiscated 200 acres of land from 33 landowners in Kyaung-Ywa village, Ye Township. Today, Kyaung-Ywa villagers are still living in poverty as a result of these infractions. Speaking to HURFOM, one victim, referred to here as Nai Blai, explained that farmers in his village have lived in distress since the confiscation, plagued by mental conflicts. Read more

HURFOM releases “Yearning to be Heard”, highlighting farmers’ continued struggles for justice concerning Burmese military land confiscations in Mon State

On 12 February 2015, The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released a report entitled “Yearning to be Heard: Mon farmers’ continued struggle for acknowledgement and protection of their rights”, highlighting farmers’ continued struggles for justice concerning past and on-going Burmese military land abuses in Mon State. Read more

Yearning to be heard: Mon Farmers’ continued struggle for acknowledgement and protection for their rights

Introduction 

In October 2013, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released Disputed Territory, a report documenting the emerging trend of Mon farmers fighting for recognition of their land rights in the face of unjust land and property confiscations. The report analyzed specific barriers impeding their success, from weak land policy and inadequate dispute resolution mechanisms, to an absence of support from various sources. Read more

HURFOM launches documentary, Touching the Fire, in Mawlamyine

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland, based out of Mawlamyine’s Mon State, launched a documentary film and press conference on January 31, 2015, at Mawlamyine’s Kaung Myat Hotel, concerning a coal-fired power plant project in Ann-din Village, Ye Township, Mon State. The film, “Touching Fire”, introduced to media and civil society organizations, documents the voices of both local residents and Toyo-Thai Company representatives in order to express each perspective surrounding the proposed power plant project. Read more

Comments on Video Documentary on the Planned Coal Power Plant in Ann-din Village, Ye Township, Mon State

By Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) & Local People

1. After the Toyo Thai Company, based in Thailand with the most share of Japanese companies, plans to build a coal power
   plant which produces 1270 megawatt of electricity, have created a lot of concerns and in-stability among the local people in the area.  This video documentary have recorded the negative impacts to the communities, due to this so-called investment.
2. It has been some intensive conflict and disagreement between those opposed the project and those will be benefited from the project.   The community people along the Pa-lain mountain range, which comprised of 9 villages, have understood the negative impacts of the coal power plant from various sources and they have been constantly opposed the project.
3. This coal power plant will provide a few megawatt of electricity power to the local people in Mon State, and the majority will be sold out to the neighboring countries.  However, the generations of local people will be suffered from the negative impacts from the power plant.
4. Burma/Myanmar is rich with its natural resources especially with various types of energy resources such as gas.  It belongs a plant of gas in its western and southern sea, in Gulf of Mataban, and Irrawaddy and Arakan coastal areas.  However, the previous military government and the current government has sold out the gas via Yatana, Yetagon and Shwe gas pipeline to Thailand and China prior to the local people in Burma.
5. On the other hand, the government agrees to bring the coal power plant and dam construction into the country, which are totally opposed by the people in the democratic countries, where the civil society area strong.  But it aims to sell out these electricity power from power plant and dams.
6. This is the key mistake of energy policy by this government, selling out its rich resources, not use for the people, and brings in power plants which will impact thousands of the people of their livelihood, socio-economics and environment.
7. This video documentary shows about impacts of this governments’ mistaken energy policy toward the local people, by describing their opinions and feeling and their attitude toward coal power plant.

Dated: 31 January 2015

34 year-old man attempts to rape a women in Wae Rat

U Min Soe, 34, son of U Nyi Law and Daw Law Ma from Kwin Gyi Village, Yaydarshay Township attempted to rape Mi P, 45, a single woman, daughter of Nai Phaw Soi and Mi Law from Wae Rat Village multiple times, the most recent attempt occurring in mid-August 2014. Read more

16 year-old student raped by 74 year-old man in Chaung Zone Township

A 16 year-old girl from Quarter 4 was raped by 74 year-old U Kyaw Myint on December 6, 2014 in Taung Sone Village, Chaung Zone Township, Mon State.

U Kyaw Myint, who has not had a wife for 10 years, works as a money transfer, transferring foreign currency to Myanmar.

U Kyaw Myint has a Thai phone in his house which, on the day of the incident, Mi H H used to talk to her parents who are currently working in Thailand. Read more