Weekly Update in HURFOM targetted Areas (12 April β 18 April 2021)
April 20, 2021
Weekly update on the situation in #Karen #Mon & #Dawei:
π 29+ Arrested
π20+ Detained
π12+ Injured, 4 torture cases
40+ money extortion, arbitrary taxation. 20+ looting & destruction of property + motos by #SAC. The junta’s fabricating evidence to charge innocent civilians.
There have been more than 40 armed clashes since the coup
April 20, 2021
HURFOM: In the past 76 days, since the February-1 coup, there have been more than 40 armed clashes between the Burmese military (Tatmadaw) and Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs).
Read moreWeekly Update in HURFOM targetted Areas (1 April β 11 April 2021)
April 13, 2021
Weekly Update from HURFOM on the situation in #Karen, #Mon & #Dawei where HRVs remain rampant as #SAC forces continue to target civilians.
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65+ Arrested
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50+ Detained
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40+ Injured
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6 Killed
Motos, cell phones & 300 pairs of PSI Satellite dishes/receivers confiscated.
Military junta committed to imposing news blackout
April 9, 2021
The military junta has been doing everything it can to prevent people’s access to news coverage of the dictatorship and pro-democracy movement. In addition to an internet media blackout, authorities have begun to seize PSI satellites which broadcast some news channels.
Read moreMilitary coup is a dark chapter for human rights in Burma
April 7, 2021
HURFOM: The February-1 military coup has pulled Burma back into the past of more than 3 decades ago and opened a dark chapter for human rights in the country. Upholding basic human rights was a struggle under the civilian government, but now with brutal killings taking place in the streets on a regular basis , human rights has hit rock bottom under the military junta.
Read moreOverview of Human Rights Violations in Target Areas | March 2021
April 5, 2021
HURFOM: Over the last month, Human Rights Foundation of Monland documented human rights violations committed in our target areas of Mon, Karen and Tanintharyi Region. We’ve produced an interactive overview of the daily atrocities and our calls to action to the UN. Check it out here: http://ow.ly/mxpe50Egny7
Tatmadaw ceasefire announcement rings hollow
April 3, 2021
HURFOM: The Burmese military (aka Tatmadaw) launched an attack on the Kyouk Zouk Base, Brigade No. 1 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA/KNU) in Thaton Township, Mon State at 7:25 pm on April 2nd.Β
Read moreCRPH abolishes 2008 constitution and announces Federal Democracy Charter
April 1, 2021
HURFOM: On March 31, 2021, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) announced the abolishment of the 2008 constitution that was written by the Burmese military.
The CRPH said the constitution was essentially dissolved by the February-1 coup. In its place, the CRPH announced their Declaration of Federal Democracy Charter.
Read moreKNU urges Thai and international communities to support refugees
April 1, 2021
HURFOM: On March 30, 2021, the Karen National Union (KNU) released a statement urging the Royal Thai Government and the broader international community to provide shelter and humanitarian aid to refugees fleeing the situation in Myanmar.Β
Read moreNCA already dissolved says KNU
March 31, 2021
HURFOM: The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) has already been dissolved politically and legally, said a spokesperson from the Karen National Union ( KNU)Β Brigade No. 5.
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