Myanmar

The United Nations has reported a staggering rise in civilian casualties from anti-personnel landmines in Myanmar, with children constituting over 32% of the 1,003 recorded casualties, Jurist News reported yesterday. This alarming statistic underscores the severe impact of ongoing violence…

Myanmar recorded the highest number of landmine victims in 2023, with over 1,000 people killed or injured, VOA reported today citing the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The ongoing conflict between the military and various ethnic rebel groups has…

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is set to take action against Myanmar’s military junta for failing to comply with its recommendations regarding labor rights and civil liberties, RFA reported yesterday. Following a Commission of Inquiry’s findings in October 2023, which…

Around 2 million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are at risk of starvation due to a combination of intense conflict, military-imposed trade blockades, and a rapidly collapsing economy, a senior UN official warned. According to international human rights reports, the…

Mass killings in Myanmar have surged for the fourth consecutive year, with at least 466 people reported killed in massacres from January to October 2024, RFA reported yesterday citing the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar. This increase follows the military’s…

A 19-year-old Rohingya refugee was tragically killed in a gunfight between rival Myanmar-based armed groups at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening, ANN reported. Five others were injured in the incident, which occurred in the Ukhiya upazila.…

A prominent Southeast Asian rights group has reported that Myanmar’s ruling military junta plans to execute five democracy activists on September 24, VOA reported yesterday. This follows their conviction in May 2023 for alleged involvement in a deadly shooting on…

A recent United Nations report reveals a significant escalation in killings and torture of civilians by Myanmar’s military since the February 2021 coup. The UN report states that at least 5,350 civilians have been killed, with 2,414 deaths occurring in…

UN investigators have reported escalating atrocities in Myanmar, including targeted attacks on civilians, torture, and sexual violence, as the conflict intensifies. Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva,…

Myanmar junta forces launched airstrikes in Shan State, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 civilians, including children and pregnant women, RFA reported today. The first strike occurred early Friday in the insurgent-controlled town of Namhkan, where two bombs…