Entries by ND Burma

In Myanmar, Don’t Mention the Coup

A recent job posting for the international non-profit organization Search for Common Ground sought a “proactive, dynamic and experienced” person to work in their Yangon office on “Youth, Peace and Security”. The posting failed to mention the February 1 2021 military coup, but did proclaim that “Search Myanmar is at an exciting stage and has […]

Weekly Update Human Rights Situation in Myanmar 11 April to 17 April 2022

It’s time to set fire to the dictatorship; the Myanmar military has used arson + scorched earth campaigns to deliberately terrorize civilians. Thousands of homes and sanctuaries including churches, monasteries & IDP camps have been burned. Villagers forced to watch in horror as their homes go up in flames. More in weekly update:

Monasteries, churches are not spared from Myanmar’s conflict

About 100 structures have been fully or partially destroyed during the chaos that followed the 2021 coup. Nearly 100 religious buildings have been destroyed in two regions and two states in Myanmar more than a year after the military seized control from the elected government and plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos and violence, […]

Woman abducted by junta with 3-year-old son accused of ties to urban guerrilla forces

Information obtained from the woman while in detention led to the arrest of resistance force members allegedly planning bombings during Thingyan, the Myanmar military claims Myanmar’s military council announced the arrest of 15 alleged members of anti-junta resistance forces in Yangon as well as the confiscation of several weapons in a statement published on Thursday. […]

Human Rights Situation in Myanmar 4 April 10 April 2022

Weekly Update: Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar Must be Met with Consequences Since 1 Feb 2021, the Myanmar military has boasted their flagrant disregard for rule of law & human rights as they continue to wage a war against the people. Their failed bid for power must be met with consequences. International repercussions long over-due. Download

Myanmar Health Care Workers are Not a Target

The human rights situation in Myanmar is becoming increasingly unstable. Hundreds of thousands have been  forcibly displaced. Among those trying to help injured civilians, protesters and combatants from the People’s Defense  Forces are medical professionals. They too have been targeted by the Myanmar  junta who have used their weapons to destroy clinics and confiscate medicine. In […]

Weekly Update : Human Rights Situation (28 March to 3 April)

Young people in Myanmar who protested against the junta are facing increasingly unjust punishments in military backed courts. Daily reports of the growing numbers of arrests and those who have ‘disappeared’ have only contributed to ongoing worries and concerns.  

Myanmar military abducts, tortures 11-year-old boy in Mandalay

The boy was among four locals from Myitnge Township beaten in junta custody after they were accused of supporting the armed resistance Junta soldiers arrested and abused four people from Mandalay Region’s Myitnge Township over the weekend, accusing them of supporting the anti-dictatorship People’s Defence Force (PDF), locals said. Among them was Moe Lun, age […]

US declares Myanmar’s 2017 atrocities against Rohingya a ‘genocide’

The move will bring greater scrutiny on the Myanmar military, says a Rohingya activist. UPDATED at 4:30 P.M. EDT on 2022-03-21 The United States has declared as a genocide the Myanmar military’s 2017 deadly crackdown against the Rohingya Muslim minority that killed thousands and forced an exodus to neighboring Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]