Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
August 7, 2023
HURFOM | August First Week
Over halfway through the year, the situation in Southeastern Burma continues to deteriorate rapidly. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) reports increasing violations of the rights and security of civilians targeted by the junta. Baseless accusations and a lack of rule of law have left the most vulnerable subjected to military force without accountability. HURFOM continues our calls for justice and reparations, and the international community to advocate for their protection through sanctions on aviation fuel and for a global arms embargo. The slowness and lack of urgency on the situation in Burma remain frustrating as civilians exist under increasing threats to their survival.
Six dead: Bodies found near Kyike Mehm Wa Beach, Ye Township
August 4, 2023
HURFOM: Plantation workers/owners found six bodies near Kyike Mehm Wa Beach, Kaw Dut village, Ye Township, Mon State over the course of two weeks.
In late July, 2023, three male and three female bodies were discovered.
Read moreThree young females injured by landmine in Kaw Ka Rate
August 4, 2023
HURFOM: On July 29, 2023, three young females from Aung Mingalar village, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State stepped on a landmine and all suffered injuries.
The victims included a 12 year old Ma Khin Mar Aye, 19 year-old Ma Htay Moe and 22 year-old Ma Count Chan.
Read moreMonthly Overview: The first Anniversary of the Execution of Four Political Prisoners and Ongoing Arrests and Death Sentences Demands Immediate Action as Impunity Thrives in Southeastern Burma and Nationwide
August 2, 2023
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
Escalating violence in Southeastern Burma remains a threat to the survival of civilians. Indiscriminate firing, forced relocation, destruction of property, arbitrary arrest, and unlawful detainment are among the human rights violations that continue destabilizing the country. The soldiers of the Burma Army perpetrate these crimes with impunity. The silence and lack of action beyond condemnation by the international community only embolden them to commit more atrocity crimes. Civilians have suffered immensely as they are forced to flee their homes and seek safety and shelter wherever they can.
Read moreVillager injured by landmine along Ye-Thanbyuzayat Road
August 1, 2023
HURFOM: On July 23, 2023, a plantation worker stepped on a landmine as he was walking along Ye-Thanbyuzayat Highway Road near Aung Thar Yar village, Ye Township, Mon State.
Read moreWeekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi Region
July 24, 2023
HURFOM | July Third Week
The human rights situation in Southeastern Burma is worsening as the international community and regional actors, including ASEAN, fail to respond with adequate measures to hold the junta accountable for their widespread and systematic crimes against humanity. The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM). The junta targets women, children, the elderly and others with artillery fire, shelling and mortars. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and an overall longing for peace and protection has once again forced civilians to bear the burden of war.
Any opposition to the dictatorship is met with violence, torture and death. According to local sources, at 9 AM on Jul 15, after the funeral service in Kaung Mu village, Dawei, eight young villagers from the Youth Association of Kaung Mu were stopped. The military inspected their phones, and two Mon youths were arrested and severely beaten. Locals said that the arrested young men, 22-year-old Nay Lin Zaw and 17-year-old Thein Htwe, were found with the three-finger salute images on their phones and were severely beaten and detained for a day at the Kanbauk Police Station:
Junta arrests and kills Kyike Hto resident
July 24, 2023
HURFOM: On July 17, 2023, 25-year-old Ko Chit Lay from Chaung Saung village, located in the Zee Pyaung village tract, of Kyike Hto Township, Mon State was arrested by the junta at “Bus Station Junction ” in Thane Za Yet Town.
Read moreSeven civilians injured by artillery attack in Kaw Ka Rate
July 21, 2023
HURFOM: On the morning of July 19, 2023, a major armed clash took place between the military junta and the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) across Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State.
Read moreJunta arrests three youth from Taung Zun, accusing them of being PDF members
July 21, 2023
HURFOM: On July 17, 2023, three young residents from Bilin Township, Mon State were arrested by the junta after being accused of being the members of the People’s Defense Force. (PDF).
Read more3,000 residents flee their villages as military launches operation in Kyike Hto
July 21, 2023
HURFOM: On July 14, 2023, the junta launched a military operation in Kyike Hto Township, Mon State involving a massive number of troops; more than 3,000 residents had to flee from their villages, according to the statement of the Thaton District Karen National Union.
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- Residents experience prolong and frequent telecommunication cutoff in Mon and Tenasserim
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- Junta’s artillery attack injures a child and woman in Long Lone
- Junta’s troops burn down four houses in Tenasserim Township
- Civilian severely injured by junta’s unprovoked artillery attack in Kyike Hto
- Half of displaced persons from Taung Zoon villages unable to return home
- 25 Burmese workers returned by Thai authority arrested by junta and forced into compulsory military service
- Three elderly residents injured in a battle in Pu Law Township
- Junta pursues and arrests young men claiming compulsory military service
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