From January to the end of June 2024, 72 people were killed in Mon State, according to a report by the Lagon Eain publication, which detailed human rights violations by the military junta in the region.
Among the 72 victims, 19 were women and 53 were men. The deaths were attributed to mortar shell explosions and landmine incidents caused by the military junta.
The report also highlighted that 113 clashes occurred between the military junta and the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) during this six-month period. The most intense fighting was reported in the townships of Ye, Kyaikmaraw, Kyaikto, and Bilin, where resistance activities were particularly strong.
The escalation in armed conflict has led to worsening human rights violations, with a significant increase in the junta’s violent actions throughout 2024.
During this period, 76 people were arrested, and 138 were injured due to the junta’s human rights abuses.
The report stated that most of the human rights violations were due to arbitrary arrests, indiscriminate airstrikes and shelling by the military junta, killings, sexual assaults on women, and the looting and destruction of property.
Over the past three years since the military coup, more than 1,000 people have been arrested, and over 200 have been killed in Mon State, according to the Lagon Eain report.
