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9-year-old girl raped by her brother-in-law in Kyaikmayaw Township

On June 11^th 2017, a nine-year-old girl from Pha None village, Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State, was raped by her brother-in-law.

Ma S— had been living with her elder sister, Ma M—, along with her brother-in-law, Mg K—, and her brother Mg T—. They had recently moved to Pha None from Ye Pyan village, West Zee Gon Township, Bago Region, to work on a nearby farm. Read more

World Refugee Day: Nai P—’s Story

In May 2017, Nai P— spoke with Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) to share his and his family’s experience being displaced from their village and starting a new life in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) settlement site along the Thai-Burma border. Read more

HURFOM: World Refugee Day Statement

Today the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) commemorates World Refugee Day and the estimated 65 million asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) around the world. Despite ongoing political and economic transformations in Burma/Myanmar which saw the election of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the country’s first free and fair elections in 25 years, the number of displaced persons have continued to climb. With the violence in northern Rakhine State and the ongoing armed conflict in northern Kachin and Shan states, recent estimates put the total number of Burma/Myanmar refugees and IDPs at over 1.1 million. Read more

Over 500 children contract dengue in Mon State

HURFOM: Between January 1^st and June 10^th 2017, there have been 563 reported cases in Mon State of children contracting dengue, according to Dr. Nyan Sint, Deputy Chief of Mon State Public Heath Department.

Children under the age of nine are the most likely to suffer from dengue and Mawlamyine Township has one of the highest rates of dengue in Mon State.

Dengue is very common during the rainy season and there are usually two outbreaks of dengue every year, according to Dr. Nine Oo, the Chief Physician of the Mawlamyine Women and Children Hospital. Read more

Attempted sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Halockhani

HURFOM: On May 24^th2017, a 26-year-old man attempted to sexually assault his 13-year-old neighbor in the Sin OrTaung Ward of the Halockhani Internally Displaced Person (IDP) settlement site near Three Three Pagodas Pass, Karen State. Read more

500 locals in Paung Township protest environmentally destructive stone mining project

HURFOM: On June 12^th2017, approximately 500 locals from Oak Tan Tar (Ouktada) village, Paung Township, Mon State,held a demonstration against Long Life Aggregate Mining Company (LLAMC) Ltd., demanding an end to their stone mining project onthe nearby Kalarma mountain.

According to nearby residents, LLAMC’s ongoing stone mining operations have led to the destruction of local resources including streams and paddy fields, as well as rubber and other plantations. Read more

Family unhappy with police handling of 16-year-old girl’s kidnapping and rape

HURFOM: The family of a 16-year-old girl from Mote Tama City, Mawlamyine District, Mon State, is unhappy with police action after she was kidnapped and raped. They voiced their concerns on June 7^th 2017 to Hinthar Media Corporation, a private media group based in Mawlamyine, commenting that the perpetrator has only been charged with kidnapping under Penal Code #363 and has already been released on bail. Read more

Mon National Schools appeal to Mon State government for financial support amid donor crisis

HURFOM: Mon National Schools are facing a funding crisis after their main donor UNICEF ended support, leaving the Mon National Education Department (MNED) having to request funding from the Mon State government, according to an official from the MNED. The MNED is a department under the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC). Read more

Ceremony to mark the 6th anniversary of the resumed war in the Kachin region held in Mon State

On June 9^th 2017, a ceremony marking the sixth anniversary of the resumed war in the Kachin region was held in Mawlamyine, Mon State. More than 50 participants joined together at Pine Khit Hall, in Mawlamyine’s Myine Thar Yar Ward, to spread awareness about the ongoing conflict and build cooperation amongst civil society. Read more

Child labourer severely abused, shopkeeper receives seven-year prison sentence

On May 18^th 2017, the Mawlamyine Township Court sentenced local shopkeeper Daw Aye Aye Soe to seven years in prison with labour for voluntarily causing grievous harm to a child.

Daw Aye Aye Soe, who owns a small restaurant at the Sel-Myo-Nel (Ten Township) male ward at the University of Mawlamyine, was convicted after pouring boiling water over her 14-year-old kitchen helper who she accused of stealing two oranges on December 16^th 2016. According to the victim, she was also beaten over the head with a piece of firewood. Read more

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