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Description: "Dear friends, We are very sad to share this news with you. The Burma Army troops in Moebya, Shan State, have killed at least six civilians over the last three days. The first three, shot to death on 6 June, were men. One of them was shot to death at 1000 on 6 June; another was hit by a 60 mm mortar (photos below) at 1630 as he was gardening. Then, while we were there trying to comfort the family of the man killed by the mortar, another civilian was shot dead by the Burma Army, on the far western side of town. The Burma military has three positions around the town, and most people have fled. However, some have tried to stay so that they can finish their harvest. The following day, on 7 June, the Burma military patrolled into the village and captured 12 villagers and yesterday, on 8 June, three of them were shot dead. They were all in the same family, two women, Maw Maw Oo, 31 years old, and Thein Gi Oo, 29 years old. With them was their father, Aye Win Oo, 57 years old. All three were shot in the head and their bodies dumped on the street. When the bodies were recovered, the two women showed signs of torture and rape. We just finished burying them today. As we were comforting the family, we heard from other villagers that three more villagers had been executed, but we haven’t found the bodies yet. These six villagers, trying to stay out of the war yet murdered anyway, are some of the over two thousand who have been killed by the Burma Army since the coup of 1 February 2021. Here in southern Shan State, there have been almost daily airstrikes, heavy mortar barrages, and shooting by Burma Army troops. In Burma, there are over three million people internally displaced now and everyone’s living in fear. There is no safe place. Please pray with us for the families and for change in Burma and for countries of goodwill to join in and help..."
Source/publisher: Free Burma Rangers
2023-06-10
Date of entry/update: 2023-06-10
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Description: "Joint Statement on action taken against illegal acts of some members o f the Village People’s Defence Force Chaung Oo Township, Sagging Division 1. On 8th August 2023, in Chaung Oo Township, Sagging division, one male, two young adolescent males, one female and three young adolescent females, a total of 7 people, purported to be intelligence personnel from the terrorist military council, was arrested by the Village PDF responsible person and his team. Subsequently, all of them were unlawfully killed on 30th August 2022. 2. Four members of the Village PDF team, including the responsible person, were detained instantly on 30th August 2022, and the remains were excavated, and necessary investigations were carried out on 31st August 2022 morning. 3. On September 22, 2022, the People's Defence Team of Chong U Township transferred the arrested persons to the People's Administration Group of Chong U Township. Then the People’s Security Forces opened a case and detained them separately. 4. As soon as a complaint was received on 26th January 2023, the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs of the National Unity Government started working on the case together with the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Ministry of Justice, regional defence teams, People’s Security Force, People’s Administration Group, to take legal actions. 5. This incident not only breaches the military’s Code of Conduct but also violates women’s and children’s rights and human rights. Using the military/civilian judicial platforms, the National Unity Government is consistently working to reveal the truth and to take legal actions as soon as possible in accordance with the law, and we will inform you about the progress of the actions taken. 6. To enforce the rule of law, the National Unity Government will punish anyone who commits a crime in accordance with the existing laws, regardless of their background..."
Source/publisher: National Unity Government of Myanmar
2023-05-04
Date of entry/update: 2023-05-04
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Description: "Joint Statement on action taken against illegal acts of some members of the Village People’s Defence Force Chaung Oo Township, Sagging Division..."
Source/publisher: National Unity Government of Myanmar
2023-05-04
Date of entry/update: 2023-05-04
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Description: "Myanmar junta soldiers killed a PDF commander and his assistant on Wednesday in the resistance stronghold of Sagaing Region, according to local sources. The fighters from Kawlin People’s Defense Force (PDF) Battalion 1 were killed in Kawlin Township. Eight members of Kawlin’s People’s Administration Team and Public Security Group were also killed by junta soldiers at around 6.00am on Thursday. The charred bodies of the commander of Kawlin PDF Battalion 1 and his assistant were found on Thursday near Thea Kaw Village, according to a member of Kawlin’s People’s Administration Team. “They were reportedly arrested at around 10.00am on Wednesday. Their burned bodies were found near Thae Kaw Village and were cremated on Thursday,” he said. A local source confirmed that the late commander had been newly transferred from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to lead Kawlin PDF Battalion 1. The KIA is one of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed organizations. It has been fighting against the regime, as well as providing support and training to resistance fighters in Sagaing. “The deceased commander was recently transferred to Kawlin PDF Battalion 1”, said a source with connections to Battalion 1. In a separate incident, military regime troops ambushed eight members of Kawlin’s People’s Administration Team and Public Security Group early Thursday morning near Pay Pin Chaung Village. They were then killed and their bodies burned, according to locals. “Eight members of the People’s Administration Team and Public Security Group were shot dead and their bodies were burned by junta troops. They also torched the cars,” said the local. Fighting between regime troops and Kawlin PDF Battalion 1 intensified near Thea Kaw Village after junta troops captured the PDF commander and his assistant on Wednesday. Kawlin PDF’s Battalion 1 has been clashing with two columns of around 160 regime soldiers since April 25. The junta columns entered Kawlin Township on April 23. The following day, almost 100 residents of Kyauk Pyin Thar Village in the northeast of Kawlin were detained by regime troops..."
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Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
2023-04-28
Date of entry/update: 2023-04-28
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Description: "The Torture Reporting Handbook is a reference guide for anyone who wishes to know how to take action in response to allegations of torture or ill-treatment. It explains simply and clearly how the process of reporting and submitting complaints to international bodies and mechanisms actually works, and how to make the most of it: how you might go about documenting allegations, what you can do with the information once it has been collected, how to choose between the various mechanisms according to your particular objectives, and how to present your information in a way which makes it most likely that you will obtain a response..."
Source/publisher: The Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
2000-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-02-02
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Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
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