Coup Reports

Drawing on interviews with villagers, local leaders and civil society organisations, this report presents the deepening humanitarian crisis in Karen State since the 2021 military coup, highlighting the denial and deprivation of aid to civilians and their right to protection…

The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) conducted a survey to study the situations of Myanmar women journalists during the military coup, from February 1 to December 31, 2021. Women journalists were arrested while reporting news and by house raids. They…

Karenni (Kayah) State is among the many states and regions in Myanmar which have been overwhelmed by expanding military operations. This joint briefing paper produced by the Karenni Human Rights Group (KnHRG) and the Network for Human Rights Documentation –…

Over eleven months since an illegitimate coup, the armed wing of the junta is systematically stealing civilian properties, carrying out violent military operations, and committing widespread murder. In December, 127 civilians across the country were killed in the junta’s targeted…

More than 300 days after the coup d’état, the civilian population is still suffering even more by the armed wing of the junta. Arbitrary arrests continue to increase, arbitrary killings continue unabated, and prisoners of war are being tortured and…

This briefing covers the situation of human rights, which were documented by the Chin Human Rights Organization in northwestern Burma/Myanmar, primarily in Chin State, Sagaing and Magwe Regions, between August and September 2021. Under the reign of terror imposed by…

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published its report “The UK Government’s Response to the Myanmar Crisis”. The Committee calls on the UK Government to treat the democratically elected National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar as a government-in-waiting,…

A new briefing paper by Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) provides an update of human rights violations by the regime’s security forces in urban and rural areas of Kachin State and Muse District of northern Shan State during April and…

Twelve countries are involved in military training and/or cooperation with the Burmese military, despite its human rights record. With the exception of Pakistan, the countries on this list have all made agreements to continue or even increase military training and…