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Thousands of civilians displaced by Myanmar army attacks on Khin-U villages

September 23, 2022/in News

A junta unit attacked by the resistance with explosives returns to torch area villages, forcing locals to flee their homes Thousands of villagers have been displaced by recent military assaults on Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township, according to local sources. Members of the anti-junta resistance said that a 70-soldier column in western Khin-U and a 200-soldier […]

On the International Day of Peace, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Ongoing Brutalities by the Myanmar Junta

September 21, 2022/in Press Releases and Statements

On the International Day of Peace, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Ongoing Brutalities by the Myanmar Junta 21 September 2022 On this International Day of Peace, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) calls for an immediate cessation to the hostilities being perpetrated by the Myanmar junta against civilians. For […]

Thousands of civilians displaced by Myanmar army attacks on Khin-U villages

September 23, 2022/in News

On the International Day of Peace, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Ongoing Brutalities by the Myanmar Junta

September 21, 2022/in Press Releases and Statements

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Thousands of civilians displaced by Myanmar army attacks on Khin-U villages

September 23, 2022/in News

A junta unit attacked by the resistance with explosives returns to torch area villages, forcing locals to flee their homes

Thousands of villagers have been displaced by recent military assaults on Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township, according to local sources.

Members of the anti-junta resistance said that a 70-soldier column in western Khin-U and a 200-soldier unit in the east have been perpetrating the attacks.

The first column targeted villages along the highway connecting Khin-U with Ye-U Township, which lies to the west. On Wednesday at 10am they arrived at the community of Thagara Myo Thit, some eight miles from Khin-U’s administrative centre.

A clash with local defence forces broke out at the village’s entrance, with no casualties reported by the resistance, who were forced to withdraw.

A guerrilla fighter from one of the groups that participated in the battle said that Myanmar army soldiers then set up a base in Thagara Myo Thit after torching at least three homes.

The following morning, half of the column reportedly continued on to neighbouring Gway Kone, more than one mile away, where more homes were burnt.
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Displaced locals from eastern Khin-U township

The defence force member who spoke to Myanmar Now said that on Tuesday, an alliance of resistance groups had carried out three attacks with explosive devices targeting a four-vehicle military convoy along the highway to Ye-U.

“There were so many junta casualties,” he said. “I think they came back for revenge.”

The troops belonged to the column now operating in western Khin-U.

One of the trucks was destroyed after being hit with six makeshift bombs and left behind in Inpat village, two miles from Ye-U. The remaining three vehicles were also destroyed after being attacked near Thagara Myo Thit, Gway Kone and Kan Thit villages, according to an officer in the Khin-U People’s Defence Force (PDF).

Two of the vehicles were later retrieved by the junta, but two were abandoned by the roadside, he added.

By Thursday, locals in multiple villages along the highway had fled the military raids.
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Displaced locals from eastern Khin-U township (Supplied)

The larger junta column operating in eastern Khin-U, which borders Mandalay Region, began its raids on Tuesday, with junta ships travelling along the Ayeyarwady River attacking the villages of Ka Bwat and Yone Pin.

“We heard last night that the military was coming, so we fled into the woods. There isn’t anyone left behind in the village and we heard gunshots all day yesterday,” a displaced resident of Ka Bwat said on Thursday.

According to a statement by the Khin-U PDF, some 7,500 civilians from 2,000 households had been displaced from Ka Bwat to the surrounding forests.

In Yone Pin, most of the residents also fled, but 10 locals were arrested by the arriving Myanmar army troops, according to the Khin-U PDF officer, who did not have further information on their whereabouts or condition at the time of reporting.

Allied resistance forces attacked the junta unit leaving Yone Pin for Ka Bwat on Thursday to join the column already occupying the community. They reportedly killed six troops and injured an unspecified number of soldiers who were then transported by the military to Mandalay.

“They buried the dead soldiers in a valley near Ka Bwat village and the injured soldiers were taken to Shwe Kyin, which is located to the east of the river,” the PDF officer said.

The junta has not released any information on its recent activities in Khin-U.

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On the International Day of Peace, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Ongoing Brutalities by the Myanmar Junta

September 21, 2022/in Press Releases and Statements

On the International Day of Peace, The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Condemns Ongoing Brutalities by the Myanmar Junta

21 September 2022

On this International Day of Peace, the Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma (ND-Burma) calls for an immediate cessation to the hostilities being perpetrated by the Myanmar junta against civilians. For decades, the military has acted with blatant disregard for human rights and rule of law. Since the attempted coup on 1 February 2021, the regime has been further emboldened to commit atrocities with impunity. ND-Burma condemns the devastation and destruction caused by the Myanmar Army, and calls for immediate investigations into their well-documented war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Peace in Myanmar begins with listening to the voices of the people who have suffered greatly at the hands of military Generals who are more concerned with growing their own profits, rather than working to promote the well-being of its citizens.

“Peace means freedom, equality, and justice. These are the essential values for every human being. When we talk about peace building, it is clear that federalism is the only pathway for a country like Myanmar. What is needed is collaboration and trust-building so that peace can be reached. From here, a shared understanding and compassion for one another’s struggle will advance peace.. The main problem is that the military junta lacks these values which are essential in peace building,”
Nai Aue Mon, Human Rights Foundation of Monland

Efforts towards peace in Myanmar have historically excluded the voices of women, and sought to undermine their inputs. Women encompass half of the population and have been subjected to the military’s failed peace negotiations and subsequent militarized violence. There is overwhelming evidence to suggest that when women are involved, peace negotiations are more likely to succeed.

“Peace without the voices of women will never last, therefore women’s voices must be included. All perspectives are valid when it comes to peace building and inclusion in federal state-building,” Lway Poe Kamaekhour, Ta’ang Women’s Organization

The Myanmar military junta has consistently proven that they are only interested in advancing their own interests. Meaningful dialogue for peace has consistently failed when the negotiations have been led by the junta. A long, and deep history of broken ceasefires and unfulfilled obligations and promises has led Ethnic Revolution Organizations to rightfully question the intentions of the junta as they seek to protect the rights of their people. The military’s pathways to ‘peace’ have been paved with lies, deception and violence.

”One key challenge in Myanmar’s journey toward democracy and peace is building a truly federal arrangement that addresses the self-governance aspirations. For a multicultural society like Myanmar, the greatest test of democracy and peace is whether the government treats its minorities equal to the majority,” Ko Aung
Zaw Oo, Association Human Rights Defenders and Promoters

Peacekeeping efforts must come from the ground up. Civil society organizations, and human rights defenders, and the National Unity Government (NUG) have taken steps to hold the military junta accountable through international accountability mechanisms. ND-Burma calls for a greater inclusion of rights-based groups when it comes to peace to ensure that the voices of people on the ground are heard. The military junta has absolutely no place in the provision of peace in Myanmar as they have done nothing but derail and devastate any and all prospects.

Media Contact

Nai Aue Mon, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland
auemon@rehmonnya.org

+66 86 167 9741

Naw Diamond, Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma

outreachofficer@nd-burma.org

+66-967595082

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ND-Burma was formed in 2004 in order to provide a way for Burma human rights organizations to collaborate on the human rights documentation process. The 13 ND-Burma member organizations seek to collectively use the truth of what communities in Burma have endured to advocate for justice for victims.

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Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma

Human Rights Foundation of Monland

Kachin Women’s Association – Thailand

Ta’ang Women’s Organization

Ta’ang Students and Youth Union

Tavoyan Women’s Union

Association Human Rights Defenders and Promoters

All Arakan Students’ and Youths’ Congress

Future Light Center

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Chin Human Rights Organization

East Bago – Former Political Prisoners Network

Pa-O Youth Organization

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ND-Burma formed in 2004 in order to provide a way for Burma human rights organizations to collaborate on the human rights documentation process. The 13 ND-Burma member organizations seek to collectively use the truth of what communities in Burma have endured to advocate for justice for victims. ND-Burma trains local organizations in human rights documentation; coordinates members’ input into a common database using Martus, a secure open-source software; and engages in joint-advocacy campaigns.

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