Woman steps on landmine and lose her left foot in Tenasserim

December 2, 2024

HURFOM: On November 29th, 2024, 27-year-old woman Ma Thandar Oo from Ram Pho village, Ban La Mut village track, Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division had stepped on a landmine while going to collect betel nuts and lost her left foot, according to a local source.

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November 2024: Escalated Attacks Across Southeastern Burma, including Artillery Shelling, Airstrikes and Arson, Threaten Civilian Security

December 2, 2024

Monthly Overview of the Human Rights Situation

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) remains alarmed at the increase in attacks perpetrated by the military junta. In the past, HURFOM’s documentation efforts focused on ten townships in Mon State, southern Karen State, and northern Tanintharyi Region, primarily areas bordering Mon State. However, since the military coup, the need for human rights monitoring has increased dramatically as violations have surged across a wider area, such as in such as Kyainnseikyi, Hpa-an, Kawkareik, Myaingkalay, Long Lone, Thayet-Chaung, Yebyu, Palaw, Pala, Boke Pyin, Myeik, Kyun Su, Taninthayi, and Kawthaung.

Throughout the year, the junta’s increased militarization has led to the formation of militia forces, granting them privileges and empowering allied groups to strengthen their control over villages. As a result, there are more threats to personal safety, severe restrictions on livelihoods and travel, and widespread property extortion. Communities have faced ongoing artillery shelling and airstrikes by the junta, often perpetrated when there are no active armed clashes nearby. The military is deliberating, targeting innocent villagers to incite fear as many local areas have turned into battlegrounds.

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