The human remains of 12 civilians abducted by Myanmar military forces in June 2023 have been discovered in two mass graves near Wetpoke Village in Magway Region’s Myaing Township, according to local resistance fighters and a civil society group. The remains, found blindfolded with hands bound, were unearthed on October 4 after a resident foraging […]
Incidents of mass civilian killings across Myanmar have risen to at least 115 since the February 2021 military coup, according to data released by the Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar). The research organization defined mass killing incidents as events involving 10 or more civilian fatalities. ISP-Myanmar documented that these incidents have claimed […]
The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases‘Abolishing an Authoritarian’: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma January-June 2026 30 September 2026 For Immediate Release Today, the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) publishes its latest biannual report, ‘Abolishing an Authoritarian,’ which outlines the human rights situation in various States and Regions […]
An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma: January-June 2026 This report documents human rights violations by ND-Burma members and affiliates from January to June 2026. The figures presented are totals compiled by our partners across each state and region. Our findings reflect the situation on the ground in our members’ respective areas, contextualized […]
Between January and August 2026, the Ta’ang Women’s Organisation (TWO) documented human rights violations committed by the terrorist military junta and ethnic armed groups. According to the data, there were 137 women and 141 men were killed and injured in Northern Shan State.
As we mark the 27th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) in 1999, we would like to take this opportunity to share six months of data on human rights violations and draw your attention to the ongoing and deeply concerning human rights situation in Kachin areas, where intensified armed conflict […]
GENEVA – The human rights situation in Myanmar, in particular that of minority communities, has plummeted to a new low, from the ever-worsening brutal abuse of the Rohingya population to the devastating impact of illicit economies, notably illegal mining for rare earths, a new UN Human Rights report has found. The report details how unrelenting violence and a […]
Geneva, 11 August 2026 – Investigations by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (Mechanism), as detailed in its Annual Report released today, show a pattern of deliberate aerial attacks on civilians, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence committed by the Myanmar military. The Myanmar military escalated its aerial attacks and other crimes against civilians in the lead-up to […]
Date: 11 August 2026 To the Leadership and Representatives of the ICRC, We, the undersigned 155 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations, write to you today with a profound sense of urgency and deep frustration regarding the 3 August 2026 meeting between your resident representative, Arnaud de Baecque, and Myanmar’s State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu […]
[BANGKOK, 7 August 2026] We, the undersigned 146 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations, express deep alarm and concern regarding reports that the junta-controlled Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) has announced its intention to assume the Chairship of the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) in 2027, following discussions during the second Technical Working Group Meeting of SEANF […]