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Human Rights Situation weekly update (December 1 to 7, 2023)

December 8, 2023/in HR Situation, News

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Dec 1 to 7, 2023 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in Sagaing Region, Bago Region, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State, and Chin State from December 1st to 7th. Military Junta also burnt and killed 11 civilians in Monyea Township, Sagaing Region […]

Civilian death toll jumps 7-fold in Myanmar in November

December 8, 2023/in News

The junta turned to more airstrikes as it lost control territory on the ground. The civilian death toll in wartorn states in Myanmar jumped seven-fold in November, largely due to airstrikes by the junta in populated areas as part of fighting with ethnic rebel groups and People’s Defense Force units, data compiled by Radio Free […]

Human Rights Situation weekly update (December 1 to 7, 2023)

December 8, 2023/in HR Situation, News

Civilian death toll jumps 7-fold in Myanmar in November

December 8, 2023/in News

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Human Rights Situation weekly update (December 1 to 7, 2023)

December 8, 2023/in HR Situation, News

Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Dec 1 to 7, 2023

Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in Sagaing Region, Bago Region, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State, and Chin State from December 1st to 7th. Military Junta also burnt and killed 11 civilians in Monyea Township, Sagaing Region on December 2nd. 2 Sittwe locals who shared Rakhine News on Facebook, were arrested and opened cases by the Military. The Military Junta also arrested a Community-Based Organization member from Kyaukme Township in North Shan State.

15 civilians died and almost 18 were injured within a week by the Military’s heavy and light attacks. 4 underaged people were injured and 1 died when the Military Junta committed violations. Over 32 civilians were arrested and 12 were killed within a week by the Military Junta.

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Civilian death toll jumps 7-fold in Myanmar in November

December 8, 2023/in News

The junta turned to more airstrikes as it lost control territory on the ground.

The civilian death toll in wartorn states in Myanmar jumped seven-fold in November, largely due to airstrikes by the junta in populated areas as part of fighting with ethnic rebel groups and People’s Defense Force units, data compiled by Radio Free Asia shows.

As the junta lost control of several areas on the ground over the past month, the military turned to the skies to fight their enemies, especially in Shan, Kayah, Chin and Rakine states and in the Sagaing region.

In total, 196 civilians were killed and 228 were injured in airstrikes in these areas in November, compared with 28 killed and 105 injured in October.

The highest civilian death toll was in Shan State, in the country’s north, where 60 civilians were killed and 44 were injured as Operation 1027, named for Oct. 27, the day it started, intensified there.

“Civilian casualties will increase with escalation of conflict as long as the junta uses airstrikes and heavy weapons,” a spokesman for the Ta’ang Women’s organization, which monitors the military conflict in northern Shan state, told RFA Burmese.

The second-highest death toll occurred in the Sagaing region, where 44 civilians were killed and 21 were injured.

Among the dead was a 22-year-old woman from Ngar Yant Oh village in the region’s Myaung township, who was killed when a bomb from a fighter jet hit her house, a resident there said on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

“We do not know what kind of bomb came from the fighter jet,” the resident said. “She was killed when the bomb dropped near her house.”

The resident said the bombardment on the village occurred even though there was no nearby armed conflict.

ENG_BUR_DeathToll_12072023.2.jpg — Displaced persons take cover from an airstrike by Myanmar junta planes in Karenni state on Nov. 15, 2023. (Karenni Humanitarian Aid Initiative)

Kayah state was third-highest in civilian casualties, with fighting around Loikaw city intensifying since “Operation 11.11”, which started Nov. 11.

The military deliberately targeted civilians there, Aung San Myint, secretary of the Karenni National Progressive Party, told RFA.

“[The junta] regularly conducted artillery attacks and air force bombardments against internally displaced people living in camps in the forests,” he said. “They put pressure on us by targeting civilians. It is their military tactic.”

RFA attempted to contact junta spokesperson Maj. General Zaw Min Tun for comment, but he could not be reached. However, the junta made a press release on Nov. 29 saying that they never targeted civilian areas.

Kyaw Zaw, the spokesperson of the office of the National Unity Government, made up of former lawmakers who were ousted by the 2021 coup and their allies, said the shadow government was collecting data about human rights violations committed by the military.

“Such attacks by the [junta] have proved that they are committing war crimes,” he said. “We have documented these incidents. These documents could be used as evidence for both local court trials and in the international court of justice.”

According to RFA data, the junta has killed 730 civilians and injured 1,292 more in aerial attacks and heavy weapon shelling from January to November 2023.

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Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Sep 8 to 14, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Magway Region, Shan State, Kachin State, and Rakhine State from September 8th to 14th. Military Junta arrested the civilians as human shields from Mindon Township, Magway Region, and Salingyi Township, […]
Human Rights Situation weekly update (September 1 to 7, 2024)September 13, 2024 - 5:08 pm
Human Rights Violations took place in States and Regions from Sep 1 to 7, 2024 Military Junta Troop launched airstrikes and dropped bombs in the Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Magway Region, and Shan State from September 1st to 7th. The Military Junta threatened that they would launch airstrikes on the townships which they lost. The […]
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