Monthly Overview: The Response to the Rapidly Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Burma Demands Action and Accountability
October 2, 2023
HURFOM
Prospects for peace in Burma feel distant for civilians living in conflict-affected parts of the country. With over one million people displaced, the sentiment on the ground is discouraging. Battles waged by the military junta happen daily and routinely force people from their homes. The conditions have deprived children and youth of education, and families cannot access their livelihoods. The regime has targeted communities to deter any support for the pro-revolutionary forces, including People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), Ethnic Revolution Organizations (EROs), the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), and others.
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) continues to document the extensive and ongoing crimes being committed. Among the most concerning for civilians is the airstrikes by the junta, which happen without warning, even when conflict is not active. The attacks from the air are difficult to survive. Homes, clinics, and schools are among those targeted. In August 2023, HURFOM condemned the ongoing targeting of civilians, including internally displaced people sheltering from the violence. Download Report in Eng
Read moreVillager killed by artillery explosion in Maw Tone village
October 2, 2023
HURFOM: On September 25, 2023, the306th Artillery Battalion based in Eastern Maw Tone village, Tenasserim Township, in Tenasserim Division indiscriminately launched numerous artillery attacks that killed a villager.
Read moreTwo villagers and a child injured by artillery explosion in Kyikemayaw
October 2, 2023
HURFOM: At around 10 pm on September 27, 2023, two artillery shells were dropped on to Ka Nar Low village, Kyikemayaw Township, in Mon State and the resulting explosion injured three villagers including a child.
There has been no armed clash around the village and the explosion destroyed two houses and a vehicle.
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