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Stone Mining in Kyaikmayaw Disturbing the Environment and Local Civilization

Local people in Kyaikmayaw are claiming that stone mining is disturbing the environment and their daily lives.

According to local people in Kyaikmayaw, stone mining appeared after Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) came to build a cement industry. The stone mining started in 2014. It has been two years, within the first year, it was apparent that the environment was slowly being damaged.   Read more

Hluttaw military representative says the military only confiscate land when necessary

According to Hluttaw military representative General Thein Zaw on September 20, 2016, stated that the military only confiscates land when necessary, and he claims that the reports by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) about land confiscation are incorrect. Read more

Caught in the Middle – Land Confiscation by the Navy and Extortion by Splinter Groups: Mon IDP Report Case Study #5

The following case study is from the joint report “Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma” by Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), Burma Link, and Burma Partnership, which was launched in a press conference in Rangoon on August 12th and in Moulmein on August 15th. The 65-page report focuses on the continuing concerns of the displaced ethnic nationality communities, particularly the ethnic Mon, living along Burma’s southeast border and finds that the recent reforms have not yet addressed the causes of their displacement.

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The following is the fifth case study in a series that HURFOM, Burma Link and Burma Partnership have been publishing in the recent weeks along with a series of selected interviews. The series is meant to give more in depth understanding into the situation of Mon IDPs and villagers. See methodology in the report. Read more

Burma Army Continues to Act with Impunity: Mon IDP Report Case Study #3

The following case study is from the joint report “Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma” by Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), Burma Link, and Burma Partnership, which was launched in a press conference in Rangoon on August 12th and in Moulmein on August 15th. The 65-page report focuses on the continuing concerns of the displaced ethnic nationality communities, particularly the ethnic Mon, living along Burma’s southeast border and finds that the recent reforms have not yet addressed the causes of their displacement. Read more

‘I Would Be Happy, If I Could Get Enough Rice’: Mon IDP Report Interview #3

The following interview was conducted as part of the research for the joint report “Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma” by Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), Burma Link, and Burma Partnership, which was launched in a press conference in Rangoon on August 12th and in Moulmein on August 15th. The 65-page report focuses on the continuing concerns of the displaced ethnic nationality communities, particularly the ethnic Mon, living along Burma’s southeast border and finds that the recent reforms have not yet addressed the causes of their displacement.

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Landmine Victim in Jo Haprao, Bee Ree: Mon IDP Report Case Study #2

The following case study is from the joint report “Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma” by Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), Burma Link, and Burma Partnership, which was launched in a press conference in Rangoon on August 12th and in Moulmein on August 15th. The 65-page report focuses on the continuing concerns of the displaced ethnic nationality communities, particularly the ethnic Mon, living along Burma’s southeast border and finds that the recent reforms have not yet addressed the causes of their displacement. Read more

Seeking justice for the murder of two Mon villagers

It has already been six months since two Mon villagers, U Moe, 41, and Maung Chit Soe, 21, were shot and killed by Captain Zaw Myo Htet from Light Infantry Battalion 280 (LIB-280) in Magyi Chaung Wa village in southern Ye Township, Mon State.

The victims, both fishermen were shot and killed at midnight on March 8, 2016 when they left home to go fishing. The perpetrator claims that it was an accident. Read more

‘It’s Not Like Before, Now We Don’t Have the Medicine, Not Enough for Us’: Mon IDP Report Interview #2

The following interview was conducted as part of the research for the joint report “Invisible Lives: The Untold Story of Displacement Cycle in Burma” by Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), Burma Link, and Burma Partnership, which was launched in a press conference in Rangoon on August 12th and in Moulmein on August 15th. The 65-page report focuses on the continuing concerns of the displaced ethnic nationality communities, particularly the ethnic Mon, living along Burma’s southeast border and finds that the recent reforms have not yet addressed the causes of their displacement. Read more

New Mon State Party and Mon farmers initiated Mon Regional Land Policy discussions

A workshop was held on 4 and 5 September 2016 to discuss the development of a Mon Regional Land Policy in order to guarantee ethnic Mon people have rights to land. Over 120 representatives, comprised of leaders from four areas of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), civil society organizations (CSOs) including the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), and farmers from 14 townships. The representatives from farming communities have repeatedly reported the complexity of land issues in Mon areas, especially land grabbing and land confiscations by both the Burmese Army and investment companies. The difficulty lies in the registration of the land; the 2012 land law is in favor of companies and the Army, not the local people. Read more

Divorced midwife embarrassed by cyber-bully

It is reportedly known that a divorced midwife from Northern A-nin Village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State has been targeted by a cyber-bully. It has been said that the perpetrator is her former husband who lives in Kyat Zu Taw Village, Lat Pan Shay Village Track, Taung Twin Gyi Township, Magway Division. She left her husband on July 20, 2016. The couple does not live near each other and have therefore not been able to end their marriage legally. Read more

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