Mar 1, 2024 · The crisis in Myanmar is a “never-ending nightmare” for the country’s people happening far away from the international spotlight, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on...

Jun 6, 2024 · Reconsider travel to Burma due to limited and/or inadequate healthcare and emergency medical resources, and areas with land mines and unexploded ordnances. Exercise increased caution due to wrongful detentions. COUNTRY SUMMARY: The Burma military regime detained and deposed elected government officials in a February 2021 coup d'état.

Apr 30, 2024 · Unprecedented in its history, Myanmar’s military has lost control over vast swathes of territory and strategically significant bases. Facing an increasingly coordinated and well-equipped resistance that enjoys widespread public support, there …

Sep 21, 2022 · The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks by Government troops in Myanmar on a northern rebel stronghold which targeted a school, leaving at least 13 dead, including 11 children.

Jun 18, 2024 · The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”, suffocated by an illegitimate military regime which uses “horrific war tactics” and commits brutal...

Jan 31, 2025 · GENEVA – Myanmar’s military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since they launched their coup four years ago, the UN Human Rights Office reported on Friday.. An analysis of the conflict throughout 2024 found that as the military’s grip on power eroded, it launched wave after wave of …

Apr 4, 2024 · Thousands of young people fled to jungles and mountains in remote border areas as a result of the military’s suppression and made common cause with ethnic guerrilla forces battle-hardened by...

Jan 31, 2022 · Myanmar, also known as Burma, has suffered decades of repressive military rule, widespread poverty, and civil war with ethnic minority groups. The transition away from full military rule...

4 days ago · The historical backdrop. Understanding Myanmar’s civil war requires a look at its modern history. The country is one of Southeast Asia’s most ethnically diverse, home to roughly 135 distinct ...

Jan 31, 2024 · Since the intensification of fighting in October 2023, 628,000 Myanmar people have been forced to flee their homes to escape threats such as air and artillery strikes, executions and killings, forced recruitment, torture, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances and …