The New Myanmar Foundation documented a total number of 296 human rights violations during December 2024.
A significant amount of these violations such as arbitrary arrests of civilians, especially targeting young men and women. On December 25, 2024, at around 6:00 PM, in Ward 18 of South Dagon Township, Yangon Region, local authorities, led by the ward administrator detained two brothers from their home. After shortly the elder brother was forced to be conscripted into military service, and the younger brother resisted the conscription attempt and was detained with an electric shock Gun by local administrators. There were 86 incidents recorded as arbitrary arrests, making the highest number of human rights violations during this month, Yangon Region being the most affected, followed by Sagaing Region and Tanintharyi Region.
Additionally, on December 30, 2024, at around 3:00 PM, artillery attacks by the military from Myaing Township struck Lint Sin Kone Village, resulting in the deaths of three persons: a 45-year-old man, a 1-year-old child, and a 40-year-old displaced person. The three others were injured, including a 56-year-old man, a 55-year-old monk, and a 9-year-old girl. Including this incident, a total number of 82 extrajudicial killings were recorded.
The military still poses severe threats both with airstrikes and drone attacks and targets on civilians. In December, 44 airstrikes were recorded, with the most notable incident occurring on December 3, 2024, at around 10:10 PM, when the military dropped bombs on Kwan Ohn Village in Nwahtogyi Township, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to four other civilians. Furthermore, drone attacks were recorded in 20 incidents, such as on December 21, 2024, when the military initiated a drone attack on a monastery in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, the shell was dropped on a housing internally displaced persons and some buildings were damaged and destroyed within the monastery compound. Sagaing Region experienced the highest number of such incidents, followed by Bago Region and Shan State.
On December 6, 2024, at around 5:30 AM, the military artillery shelled on Thityon Village in Myinmu Township, resulting in the deaths of three residents including two women and a man. Moreover, they also burnt down 200 homes. A total number of 46 artillery attacks were recorded with the highest incidents occurring in Bago Region, Mandalay Region, and Sagaing Region.
The New Myanmar Foundation also documented the human rights violations perpetrated by the anti-military armed groups and unidentified armed groups. On December 7, 2024, at around 8:00 PM, two female civilians: a 61-year-old shop owner and her 40-year-old relative were shot and killed by the unidentified armed group near a petrol station in Nyaung-U Township, Mandalay Region. In December, 16 violations by the anti-military armed groups and 8 violations by the unidentified armed groups were recorded, occurring the most in Bago Region, Shan State, and Mandalay Region.
Please send suggestions and information on human rights violations to the following email addresses and Signal numbers:
New Myanmar Foundation – Human Rights Program
Email: sto.dataeditor.nmf@gmail.com
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Signal: +66618857207, +66618859662
