BANGKOK, Thailand (23 December 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Progressive Voice (PV) and the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the Myanmar military junta’s plans to hold a multistage sham general election from late December 2025 to January 2026. The upcoming elections are widely regarded as a sham due to the […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear a landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its minority Muslim group, the Rohingya, on January 12-29, the United Nations’ top court said on Friday. The proceedings are expected to set precedents that could affect South Africa’s case against Israel over the war in Gaza, as this will […]
After the Myanmar Air Force carried out airstrikes on the People’s Hospital in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, other hospitals are no longer able to operate openly for fear of being targeted, forcing them to relocate or operate as mobile units, making it increasingly difficult for Mrauk-U residents to access healthcare. The inability to operate hospitals […]
PRESS RELEASE 12 December 2025 On 10 December 2025 on International Human Rights Day, Sham Election Tracker Working Group (SET WG) held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand in Bangkok to launch the Sham Election Tracker (SET). The illegal military junta in Myanmar is aggressively pushing to hold its sham election […]
“No one Feels Safe” Airstrikes Perpetrated in Burma from July to October 2025 This briefing paper by the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) examines the impact of airstrikes on innocent civilians from July to October 2025 in areas documented by ND-Burma members and through desk research. Since the attempted coup in 2021, the military […]
The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases New Briefing Paper,‘No One Feels Safe,’ on Human Rights Day 10 December 2025 On International Human Rights Day, the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) releases a new briefing paper, ‘No One Feels Safe,’ which details cases of airstrikes documented by members in Burma from July […]
The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma ReleasesUnder Attack: Women’s Peace and Security in Burma on the 16-Day Campaign to End Gender Based Violence 25 November 2025 For Immediate Release Today, the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) publishes its latest briefing paper, Under Attack: Women’s Peace and Security in Burma. Despite substantial challenges, women continue […]
On 1 February 2021, the military deliberately sabotaged the prospects for democracy when they attempted a coup. Senior politicians and newly elected Members of Parliament were quickly detained and arbitrarily arrested. Those who escaped the junta’s grasp fled, and many remain in exile as their names circulate on military-sponsored wanted lists. Widespread opposition to the […]
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has released a new report, “Voting Under the Barrel of a Gun: A Country at War, Not at the Polls.” The findings show that the junta’s planned election is not a democratic process but a violent campaign to manufacture legitimacy while communities face ongoing attacks and intimidation. Launched […]
We, the undersigned trade unions, civil society, and human rights organisations from across the ASEAN region and international community, issue this urgent and unequivocal call to our governments ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Summit: outrightly reject the Myanmar military junta’s planned sham election. Anything less would be a betrayal of the people of Myanmar and […]