Singapore: Myanmar’s military junta is resorting to old tactics, stoking anti-Muslim tension, as fears rise about more atrocities being committed in the strife-torn south-east Asian nation. Ten months after seizing power in a coup, the Tatmadaw, as the military is known, has escalated an offensive in the country’s north, displacing tens of thousands of people amid reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued a joint statement along with Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea and Britain expressing concern over a military offensive in Myanmar that they say is disproportionately harming civilians. Washington and other nations have repeatedly denounced a Feb. 1 coup that threw the Southeast Asian country into
For Immediate Release 12 May 2021 Two Civilians Tortured to Death, Bodies “Cremated” to Destroy Evidence The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is deeply troubled and strongly condemns the torture and death of two Chin civilians by Tatmadaw soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 266 operating under the Tactical Operations Command based in Hakha, Chin
CHRO Individual Submission to Universal Periodic Review (3rd Cycle) of Myanmar under the United Nations Human Rights Council. Click the link below for a full PDF version CHRO_UPR_DOC