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HURFOM conducts FDI study to halt exploitation and violation in Mon State

Today the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) releases ‘Examining Foreign Direct Investment in Mon State, Burma’, a report focusing on the effects from the recent surge of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) coming into Mon State, Burma. Report in English | Burmese Read more

Conflict between Telenor Company and Rubber Plantation Owners

During the last three weeks, a Telenor Company has been digging in the ground where rubber plantations are located, in Ye Ta Gon and Zee Bin villages along the Three Pagoda Pass road, in Thanbyuzayat Township. The company dug into the ground in order to set up their cable wire, this is causing conflict with the rubber plantation owners. The conflict has not yet been resolved or settled. Read more

New Government but same old habits

HURFOM: The new government took administration in April 2016, promising equal land rights; however, rubber plantation owners are claiming that the Advanced Military Training No. 4 in Waekalee, Thanbyuzayat Township, continually are extorting taxes from rubber plantation owners that are located in the Military Shooting Training Field. Read more

Corrupt Village Administrator causing Land Conflicts

HURFOM: Since 2013, the land of several villagers in Kaung Hmuu village, Phaung Taw village tract, Yebyu Township, Thanintaryi region, was confiscated by another villager, Ko Htein Win, due to a corrupt village administrator allowing the confiscation to occur. The villagers who lost their land are known as U Thi Shwe, U Myint Thein, Daw Aye Mar, and Ko Hla Myo.

In 2013, U Khin Maung Myint was the village administrator of Kaung Hmuu village. During his term, villagers claimed that he was corrupt. Seemingly, he favored those who were rich and together they would confiscate land from poorer villagers. Read more

Trapped in a Cycle of Oppression

HURFOM: From 1996 to 1997, a total of 81168.72 acres of land in Kywae Thone Nyi Ma village tract, Tae Chaung village tract, Ohn Bin Kwin village tract, Min Tar village tract, Eain Da YarZar village tract, inYebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, was confiscated by theMawyawadi Navy camp. Read more