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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Condemns Ongoing Airstrikes Targeting Civilians in Southeastern Burma

June 11, 2025/in Member statements

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) strongly condemns the ongoing airstrikes being carried out against innocent civilians by the military junta. In targeted areas of Southeastern Burma, including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region, the Burmese Army has frequently deployed airstrikes and ground assaults that have deliberately aimed to instill fear and […]

Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma Releases

June 4, 2025/in Press Releases and Statements

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma January – December 2024 4th June 2025 For Immediate Release The latest report by the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma), ‘Documentation in Darkness,’ presents an overview of the targeted assaults and attacks committed against […]

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Condemns Ongoing Airstrikes Targeting Civilians in Southeastern Burma

June 11, 2025/in Member statements

Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma Releases

June 4, 2025/in Press Releases and Statements

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The Human Rights Foundation of Monland Condemns Ongoing Airstrikes Targeting Civilians in Southeastern Burma

June 11, 2025/in Member statements

On June 9, at 2 PM, despite no ongoing clashes, at least six civilians, including three children, were killed when junta aircraft dropped bombs on Pai Yap village in Kawkareik Township, Karen State. Five bombs were dropped directly onto the area, causing significant destruction. One of the bombs hit a house being used as a classroom, where students were attending lessons. Among those killed were three young children, a female teacher, and two other residents. Thirty-five others were injured.

The wounded were rushed to Kanyin Katai hospital with the support of local humanitarian teams and are currently undergoing treatment. Earlier that morning, junta aircraft were also seen attacking the Kyondoe area. The same day in the afternoon, they targeted Pai Yap again with airstrikes, villagers confirmed. Since June 6, the junta has increased its military presence in both Kawkareik and Kyondoe, launching continuous air and artillery attacks on civilian areas.

A HURFOM fieldworker noted, “It’s heartbreaking to hear that more than 35 civilians who were injured are currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital, with some in critical condition. There are concerns that the number of fatalities could rise. It was also reported that three homes were damaged or destroyed due to the junta’s aerial bombings.”

Just two days earlier, on June 7, the military bombed Ohntapin village in Kawkareik Township, injuring four civilians—one of them severely. In the Dawei district, another airstrike on June 7 tragically claimed the lives of a father and his young son in Taung Pyauk Sub-township, Tha Yet Chaung Township, Dawei District, despite no fighting taking place in the area.

At 11 AM, a junta jet fighter dropped two bombs on Kyauk Ai village and another two on Mae Kal village. One of the bombs exploded near a house in the Si Pin Chaung Pyar neighbourhood of Kyauk Ai, killing U Than Aung, a man in his fifties, and his 10-year-old son. Four other family members, including his wife, sustained injuries.

U Than Aung and his son reportedly died from severe blast injuries. Their home was also destroyed in the explosion. Community members were left shaken and fearful as they tried to rescue and support the wounded.

Sources close to local resistance groups confirmed that the aircraft involved was a military jet, likely dropping 200-pound bombs. Residents believe the airstrike may have been guided by information leaked through pro-junta Telegram channels or military informants operating in the region, who have previously encouraged bombings and arrests in opposition-held areas.

Once again, civilians are paying the price for the junta’s escalating attacks, further deepening the fear and trauma already faced by communities across the region. Although the junta has announced a temporary ceasefire across the country until June 30, the situation on the ground reveals a different reality. Their ongoing attacks have fostered increasing mistrust and fear among civilians. According to the National Unity Government, between March 28 and May 30, the military junta’s air force conducted over 520 airstrikes across the country, killing 462 civilians and injuring 884.

Villagers are not combatants. They must be protected and shielded from the atrocities that continue to be carried out by the terrorist junta. Airstrikes can occur at any time and have left communities paralyzed in agony and uncertainty about their future security and safety. The international community, along with regional actors including ASEAN, must not turn a blind eye to the ongoing injustices. HURFOM reiterates our longstanding calls for a global arms embargo, targeted sanctions on aviation fuel, and an urgent referral of the human rights situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.

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Nai Aue Mon, HURFOM Program Director

Email: auemon@rehmonnya.org

Signal: +66 86 167 9741

Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma Releases

June 4, 2025/in Press Releases and Statements

The Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma Releases
Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma January – December 2024

4^th June 2025

For Immediate Release

The latest report by the Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma), ‘Documentation in Darkness,’ presents an overview of the targeted assaults and attacks committed against innocent civilians between January and December 2024. ND-Burma member organizations recorded 1,032 violations across seven dates and six regions, including Yangon.

ND-Burma and its partners compiled case studies, interviews, partner reports, and eyewitness accounts to record the total number of human rights violations perpetrated by the Burmese Army, its junta-supported militias, and various Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROs), alongside the People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) in Burma. It is essential to emphasize, however, that the military junta is responsible for the vast majority of the crimes and violence documented and presented in this report.

ND-Burma members have observed a notable increase in the intensity and brutality of targeted assaults by the Burmese military against civilians. Our members collaborate closely with local communities in urban and rural settings to directly monitor the human rights situation on the ground. The victims of the systematic and widespread attacks by the junta serve as a poignant reminder that every number signifies a human life interrupted, permanently altered, or lost due to the Burma Army’s four-cuts campaign and the civil war. We pay tribute to each of these victims of human rights violations in acknowledgement of their pain and remain committed to ongoing advocacy for justice in Burma.

Furthermore, it is clear based on the evidence and cases presented in this report that the military and several armed resistance groups continue to disregard and undermine civilian security. The military junta continues to benefit from decades of impunity, resulting from over 75 years of civil war, and is emboldened by a lack of accountability for its crimes in any meaningful way. ND-Burma urges immediate and urgent international action on the crisis that continues to worsen as the lives of more civilians, including women and children, are increasingly at risk.

ND-Burma supports a United Nations Security Council resolution for a global arms embargo, calls for immediate UN-led humanitarian assistance to tackle the ongoing famine and crisis areas resulting from the junta’s actions, and an urgent referral of the human rights situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court. We urge diplomatic, political, and economic pressure on the military junta to be intensified, and all ties with the junta to end. The preservation of human life and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms must be meaningfully enforced by holding the military regime accountable.

For more information:

Name: Nai Aue Mon

Signal: +66 86 1679 741

Name: San Htoi

Signal: +66 64 195 6721

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The Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma (ND-Burma) consists of 13 organisations representing a range of ethnic nationalities, women, and former political prisoners. Since 2004, ND-Burma member organisations have been documenting human rights abuses and fighting for justice for victims. The network has ten full members and three affiliate members.

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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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