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Karennis hit by war and pandemic in urgent need of aid, says rebel group

August 16, 2021/in News

The man and his son were both inside their home when soldiers opened fire nearby A man was seriously injured after he and his 4-year-year son were shot by regime troops in a village in Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 11am, when soldiers patrolling Kant Thar Yon, a village […]

Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Post-Coup (August 9-15)2021

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Karennis hit by war and pandemic in urgent need of aid, says rebel group

August 16, 2021/in News

Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Post-Coup (August 9-15)2021

August 16, 2021/in HR Situation

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Karennis hit by war and pandemic in urgent need of aid, says rebel group

August 16, 2021/in News

The man and his son were both inside their home when soldiers opened fire nearby

A man was seriously injured after he and his 4-year-year son were shot by regime troops in a village in Chin State’s Kanpetlet Township on Sunday.

The incident occurred at around 11am, when soldiers patrolling Kant Thar Yon, a village about a mile outside the town of Kanpetlet, opened fired near the man’s house.

Thirty-year-old Thang Htong and his son Naing Thang were both inside their home when they were hit by stray bullets, according to a member of the Kanpetlet Township Public Administration Committee, a civilian management group set up by opponents of Myanmar’s military junta.

Thang Htong was hit in the arm, thigh and abdomen and was taken to a public hospital in the city of Magway, about 250km away, with serious injuries. The child was not badly hurt, locals told Myanmar Now.

Residents of the village said the shooting was unprovoked.

“The soldiers said they were shooting at a suspicious-looking man on a motorcycle, but it seems more like they were just firing shots at random,” said one Kanpetlet resident who spoke to villagers who arrived on the scene shortly after the incident.

There have been tensions in the area since clashes broke out between junta troops and the Chinland Defence Force-Kanpetlet (CDF-Kanpetlet) in the village of Kha Nan on July 27.

Although there has been no fighting since then, the regime has maintained a heavy military presence in Kanpetlet and surrounding villages, according to the local management group.

“They’re fully armed and patrolling the town. Some are in plain clothes, hiding and ready for ambushes,” said a spokesperson for the group.

“There is also a checkpoint in front of a high school in the centre of town,” the spokesperson added, noting that at least five young people have been arrested since August 6 after their phones were inspected while passing the checkpoint.

Kanpetlet was the scene of fierce clashes in late May, when local CDF fighters carried out a series of attacks on junta reinforcements sent to crush the local anti-coup resistance movement.

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Weekly Update on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Post-Coup (August 9-15)2021

August 16, 2021/in HR Situation

Choosing the truth over terror, five youth jumped to their deaths from an apartment building in Yangon while fleeing a chase by the Myanmar junta security forces. The junta has cremated the bodies of those who died – despite this going against the wishes of family members. Families were also reportedly not allowed to take their loved ones’ ashes. This heartbreaking incident devastated proponents of democracy and peace in Myanmar as uplifting drawings and various art forms commemorated their passing. The incident spoke volumes to the type of legacy the junta is leaving impressioned upon the younger generations who are willing to do anything for their freedom. May they rest in power.

The United Nations Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, expressed further concern for the situation in Myanmar, especially amid rising COVID-19 cases stating: “is still very worrisome.” Her concerns are rooted in Min Aung Hlaing’s declaration of a ‘caretaker government’ and concerted attempts to completely dismantle the National League for Democracy. Adding another layer of concern is the appointment by ASEAN’s decision to appoint Brunei’s Foreign Affairs Minister II Erywan Yusof as its special envoy to Myanmar. Civil society has expressed disdain and rejection of this appointment, which is rooted in the fact that ASEAN has failed to do any meaningful dialogue with the National Unity Government. Growing sentiment and distrust of Erywan Yusof has only intensified following news of Brunei’s business ties with the junta.

However, the resistance and growing momentum of the people in Myanmar has not been silenced. Even in the prisons where the junta thinks they have silenced dissidents, their voices are being heard. On the anniversary of the 1988 democracy uprisings, nationwide protests reinforced calls for democracy. In Mandalay’s Obo Prison, prisoners in block three who include mainly young people and students, began chanting pro-democracy cheers. The junta responded with more violence as several were reportedly beaten.

Clashes in ethnic areas are increasing risks faced by the most vulnerable, where for example, according to the Karen Peace Support Network, there are at least 70,000 IDPs in Karen State taking shelter and are afraid to return home. UN figures put displacement at over 200 000 since the military coup.

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