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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
Fourth Week of October 2022

HURFOM: As the end of October 2022 comes to an end, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) remains concerned and worried about the worsening hostilities in Southeastern Burma. The rise of arbitrary arrests and abductions, and subsequent unlawful detainment of civilians are in grave violation of many international laws.

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“The junta wiped us out again”:
Socio-economic impacts post-coup in Southeastern Burma

HURFOM: Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), releases our latest report: “The junta wiped us out again”: Socio-economic impacts post-coup in Southeastern Burma. Our findings confirm that the Burma Army has deliberately derailed prospects for democracy in the country and has embarked on a campaign of targeted and wide-spread abuse in an attempt to terrorize the population into submission. Their volatile and unlawful actions have resulted in widespread displacement resulting in a refugee crisis alongside crippling social and economic impacts on innocent civilians. In areas of Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region, the military junta has continued to act with impunity. HURFOM condemns the ongoing attacks and calls for immediate international intervention.

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MCL cement plant begins operations again, and impacts local residents

HURFOM: Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) stopped its operations on June 1, 2020 but in 2022 began operations.

MCL is located nearby Kaw Don and Kaw Pa Naw villages, Kyaikmayaw Township, in  Mon State and it first started  operations in April, 2017.

Local villagers told HUROM they witnessed shipping vessels frequently travel along the Ataran river in September and October, 2022.

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Martial law and new card system adds up to trouble for rubber plantation workers

HURFOM: The military has imposed martial law in every township of Mon State.  The directive is also known as Article 144.

Local people  are now prohibited from going outside at night. According to local

sources, martial law has disrupted the ability for rubber plantations to get their  work places

“It’s impossible to do our work due to martial law. Rubber workers must work at night to tap the trees) If something bad happens, no one will take care of us. We’re powerless daily workers, we dare not resist the military. The village Administrator also won’t protect us,” said a local rubber plantation worker.

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
Third Week of October 2022

HURFOM: As the month of October comes to an end, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), continues to document horrendous human rights violations perpetrated against innocent civilians. There is an ongoing rise of arbitrary arrests across all target areas of Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region. Houses are being raided and broken into by lawless junta soldiers who fail to show any act of decency while doing so, at the very least having an arrest warrant.

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Military responds violently after soldiers’ defect

HURFOM: On September 14, 2022, 12 soldiers ran away from their Mawrawaddy Navy Battalion in Kan Bauk region, located in Yebyu Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Division.  They took their weapons with them when they defected.

Local residents reported to HURFOM, the military has since tightened their security and began searching houses using extreme force in the Kan Bauk region

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Nai Chan’s armed group continues to extort money from villages in Southern Ye

HURFOM: According to local sources, Nai Chan’s Ramanya Army sent letters to the Administrators of Ham Gam and Yin Yel villages demanding money by the first week of October, 2022. Nai Chan’s armed group has been actively extorting villages in Southern Ye Township, Mon State,

The demand this time is for between 20,000 to 50,000 Myanmar Kyat from each household  in the two villages, plus another 15 million Kyat from Yin Yel village.

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
Second Week of October 2022

A weekly update by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) on the situation on the ground. Summary data includes Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region.

Military impunity continues in target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) including Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi region. Southeastern Burma has been overwhelmed by the junta’s expanding presence and ongoing disregard for human rights. Innocent people are routinely being denied their fundamental rights as the regime targets them on unproven suspicions and accusations of supporting the thriving opposition movements across the country. Despite the junta’s attempts to terrorize the population into submission, civilians refuse to adhere to life under military rule and have maintained their calls for international intervention and advocacy.

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MPDF declares they will operate as a local militia group under Burmese army

HURFOM: The Mon Peace and Defense Force, an armed splinter group who surrendered to the Burmese military in 2010, has now declared they will serve as a local militia operating under the Burmese army.

October 10, 2022, the same day the group made their announcement, coincides with  the 12^th anniversary of the day the MPDF surrendered to the Southeast Command of the Burmese military.

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Military detonates bombs, and bans villagers from plantations following armed clash in Khaw Zar Town.

HURFOM: On October 2, 2022, the local military and the Mon State Defense Force (South) (MSDF-S) engaged in an armed clash in Khaw Zar Town, Ye Township, Mon State. Two soldiers died as result of the fighting.

Soon after, the armed clash, the military exploded  bombs in the village. On October 5, 2022, the local Light Infantry Battalion #31 detontated two bombs just on the outskirts of Khaw Zar Town.  Their purpose was to frighten residents.

Then the military issued an order banning locals from going to their plantations.

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