Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Nov 1 to 7, 2023 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Bago Region, Shan State, and Chin State from November 1st to 7th. Military Junta arrested the local civilians and used them as human shields in Shan State and […]
The military responded to attacks by anti-junta forces with air and artillery strikes. After four days of intense battles with the military in northern Myanmar’s Sagaing region, armed resistance groups have occupied the city of Kawlin, but residents and aid workers say the fighting has displaced 50,000 people, stoking fears of a humanitarian crisis. On […]
Human rights abuses under Myanmar’s military ruleA report by Security Force Monitor For the first time, extensive research has mapped the Myanmar Army’s entire Chain of Command. The research details the hierarchy and control exercised by senior commanders over hundreds of units throughout a twelve year period. We now know the entire chain of command […]
Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Oct 22 to 31, 2023 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in Kachin State, Shan State, and Bago Region from October 22nd to 31st. Military Junta arrested over 50 civilians and used them as human shields within a week. They burnt and killed […]
Throughout October, the regime routinely targeted civilians in an ongoing campaign to undermine their fundamental freedoms. Despite the daily challenges, the people are resilient and have not given up their fight for democracy. The Burma Army knows that they are losing the war they have waged, and in response, they have scaled up attacks to […]
Among those who have fled their homes in northern Shan State, several hundred people have reportedly crossed the border into China seeking safety Thousands of people are feared to have been displaced by four days of fighting in northern Myanmar, including several hundred who reportedly fled to China, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. […]
Many of those made homeless were victims of ongoing conflicts in Myanmar, Ukraine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN refugee agency said The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said on Wednesday—a record figure. The main drivers in the first […]
If the government proceeds with the investigation, the Philippines will be the first country in Asia to invoke universal jurisdiction to hold foreign nationals accountable for crimes against humanity Displaced members of Myanmar’s Chin community have turned to courts in the Philippines to bring war crimes charges against Myanmar junta officials, according to a statement […]
Junta troops arrested civilians after soldiers died in a nearby clash. Myanmar troops arrested around 50 villagers in an act of retaliation, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. After a local People’s Defence Force attacked a junta outpost, soldiers captured women, children and entire families from a nearby village. While the army has already […]
Lawyers and advocates are relying on the principle of ‘universal jurisdiction’ to have the case heard. UPDATED on Oct. 25, 2023 at 1:40 p.m. ET Five Myanmar nationals on Wednesday asked the Philippines’ Department of Justice to open a war crimes investigation into 10 members of the Burmese junta for a range of alleged atrocities, […]