#Myanmar appears on the The Monitor list of countries using cluster munitions for the first time.

New report documents the junta’s use of apparently domestically produced cluster bombs in attacks on villages in Chin, Karen, Karenni, and Shan States.

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For the first time Myanmar has been added to the The Monitor list of countries using cluster munitions following evidence that the junta has used an apparently domestically produced cluster bomb in several attacks since 2021 - @minemonitor Y Moser-Puangsuwan stopclustermunitions.org/media/3383154/…

6 years on, the #Rohingya still have no justice or freedoms. They face criminal violence in camps in Bangladesh and no certain future in Myanmar, where conditions far worse after the military coup. HRW Myanmar

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⁦Human Rights Watch⁩ condemns UN Security Council inaction and humanitarian aid cuts for ‘leaving Rohingya in even more desperate straits’, while rampant impunity for atrocity crimes continues.

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#Rohingya on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border are trapped in stateless purgatory, denied their most basic rights, awaiting justice and the chance to go home.

“I am pregnant and need to eat healthy food but I can’t afford it.”  ~ Jamalika, Rohingya refugee  

Today, about 1 million #Rohingya refugees live in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh.

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Six years years since the #Myanmar military’s 2017 acts of genocide, #Rohingya on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border are trapped in stateless purgatory, awaiting justice and the chance to go home.

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6 years after Myanmar military mass atrocities, a million #Rohingya are refugees in Bangladesh, facing restrictions by authorities & violence by armed groups. Some 600,000 are in Myanmar, effectively detained by the junta under a system of apartheid Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2023/08/2…

Future Bleak for Rohingya in Bangladesh, Myanmar bit.ly/45sdN7I

A rare, personal note published in The Nation.

My father passed away a few months ago in Australia, dreaming about returning one day to his homeland of #Myanmar . Of course, going home was impossible because our homeland is being ruled by terror.
.Human Rights Watch

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🔴 Myanmar Witness
🟡 Landmine Investigation

Landmines are one of the most indiscriminate weapons of war, disproportionately affecting civilians and creating an ambiguous generalised threat to an area that lasts long after the mines are initially deployed.

This means that the…

This Sky News report underscores just how dire the humanitarian and human rights crisis in #Myanmar is right now & exposes why the junta is trying to keep out independent observers. They don't want us to know what's going on. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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On July 4, unidentified men abducted a Myanmar refugee activist Thuzar Maung, her husband & 3 children from their home in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian government should immediately prioritize a thorough & transparent investigation. hrw.org/news/2023/07/1…

#Bangladesh authorities should end barriers to police, legal & medical assistance; protect #RohingyaRefugees from surging violence by armed groups and criminal gangs including murder, kidnapping, torture, rape and sexual assault, forced marriage Human Rights Watch
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Menteri2 luar negeri @Asean plus belasan rekan mereka bertemu di Jakarta minggu ini dan krisis Myanmar adalah ujian terpenting buat diselesaikan. Bagaimana keketuaan Indonesia lewat Menteri Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia bisa mengaturnya? hrw.org/id/news/2023/0…

Following last month's devastating cyclone, the Govt this week announced $10m in aid to Myanmar.

But experts now question if those funds will make it to people in need, with the Junta blocking international humanitarian efforts.

Luke Siddham Dundon explains.
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Even with prior warning, there was not much people in camps in Rakhine could do to protect their homes when #CycloneMocha hit.

Over 1 month on, shelters are still in desperate need of repairs, which cannot be done without proper access & permits in Rakhine state

The #Myanmar junta’s increasing obstruction of aid in the month since #cyclonemocha has put thousands of lives at immediate risk and endangered millions, turning an extreme weather event into a man-made catastrophe.

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🚨Did you know that the Myanmar junta’s obstruction of aid in the month since #cyclonemocha has put 1000s of lives at immediate risk and endangered millions?

An extreme weather event has been turned into a man-made catastrophe.

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Generals assigned to townships in Rakhine State also include Lt. Gen. Aye Win, who led 2 investigations in 2017 that covered up military atrocities. hrw.org/news/2023/06/2…
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