The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases New Briefing Paper,Beneath the Cracks: Devastation and Destruction by the Juntain the Earthquake Aftermath 28 April 2025 One month ago, on 28 March 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Burma, severely impacting the Sagaing region and Mandalay as well as neighbouring states and townships. […]
Devastation and Destruction by the Junta in the Earthquake Aftermath One month ago, on 28 March 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Burma and neighbouring Thailand. In an instant, lives were changed forever. Buildings buckled and fell to the ground, leaving many trapped and buried under rubble, fearing for their lives. Places of worship […]
The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases New Briefing Paper,The Enlistment of Women: Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscriptionby the Military Junta 23 April 2025 Today, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) releases a new briefing paper titled, The Enlistment of Women: Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscription by the Military Junta. […]
Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscriptionby the Military Junta It has now been over four years since the military junta attempted a coup. During this time, there has been widespread resistance and stark opposition to the regime’s brutality. Despite the fact that the coup was unlawful, even according to the military-drafted constitution, the junta has continued […]
The exiled civilian government vowed to ‘punish’ the military regime for its violent crimes against the public. Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed 50 people and injured nearly 80, sources told Radio Free Asia. Myanmar’s junta, which seized power […]
Mizzima Marking the Myanmar New Year on 17 April, the Myanmar junta has announced a conditional amnesty for 4,893 prisoners across the country. Those released under this pardon will face reinstatement of their previous sentences if they reoffend. Additionally, one-sixth of the sentences of other inmates will be remitted. The release was made under Section […]
The airstrikes come despite a ceasefire and as people gather at religious sites during Thingyan celebrations. UPDATED April 15, 2025, at 2:50 p.m. ET Myanmar junta forces have unleashed a series of Burmese New Year airstrikes on Buddhist monasteries, killing 11 people during festive days when people traditionally visit religious sites to make merit. The […]
LETTER | The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) commends the extraordinary bravery of Malaysian rescue personnel, the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart), who undertook humanitarian missions in earthquake-stricken Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Operating in areas plagued by insecurity and militarised repression, their courage and commitment to saving lives stand as a […]
4 April 2025 Myanmar: Human Rights Council condemns the junta, responds to the earthquake, and calls to end sale and supply of arms and jet fuel UN Security Council must follow up urgently to address the crisis The consensus adoption of the latest resolution on Myanmar at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights […]
An armed resistance movement against Myanmar’s military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people. The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armies, said in a statement the junta “continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian areas, even […]