Arakan News Agency
The Ministry of Human Rights under Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has reported that the country’s military junta committed 532 human rights violations across the nation during the month of June.
These violations included 114 extrajudicial killings, 110 incidents of property destruction, 53 cases of forced labor, 40 arbitrary arrests, and 27 instances of forced displacement.
Other documented abuses involved torture, enforced disappearances, restrictions on freedom of movement and expression, sexual violence, unfair trials, and the destruction of religious buildings and medical facilities.
The Mandalay Region recorded the highest number of violations, with 116 cases, followed by Sagaing and Magway Regions. Mandalay alone witnessed 55 airstrikes in June, which destroyed 50 homes, 8 schools, 6 Buddhist temples, and 3 medical centers.
These airstrikes led to 90 fatalities, including 47 unidentified individuals, 36 adults, and 7 children. A total of 296 people were injured, among them 47 children and 70 adults. The report also documented seven massacres that resulted in the deaths of 55 civilians.
The ministry emphasized that these figures represent the minimum and do not fully capture the scale of the crisis due to limited access to conflict-affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU) reported that military attacks across the country in June killed 34 women and injured 49 others.
In March, the United Nations confirmed that over 10 million women and girls across Myanmar are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance as the country’s humanitarian crisis continues to worsen.
Myanmar has been plagued by instability since the military coup in 2021, which triggered civil war and widespread unrest. Civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, which has displaced nearly 3.5 million people, and resulted in the death, injury, or detention of tens of thousands. The UN has projected that around 20 million people approximately one-third of the population will require humanitarian aid in 2025.
