Human Rights News Section

Gang Rapes in Mahachai

By HURFOM: Local NGOs in the Bangkok-Mon community of Mahachai in Samutsakon province have reported an increase in the number of gang rapes occurring against... 

NMSP’s Party Cancel

By HURFOM: A New Mon State Party (NMSP) officer in Moulmein has reported the party will be unable to hold its annual Ceasefire Memorial Day celebration... 

Border-town Malaria Rates Rise

By HURFOM: The number of malaria patients among Burmese migrants on the Thai-Burma border has dramatically increased this month, said a health worker from... 

Five People Face Corporal Punishment for Abbot Assassination

By HURFOM: Thai courts in Thong Pha Phum have sentenced to death five of the eight Mon people arrested over the assassination of the new Wat Wiwangkaram... 

Returned Nargis Volunteer Tells of Continued Crisis

By HURFOM: Every day the coverage of Burma’s Cyclone Nargis diminishes around the world. “After just one month news of Nargis dropped on news programmer’s... 

Nargis Consequences Continue with Salt Shortage

By HURFOM: As salt trucks from Mon state continue to move to the cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta region, residents in Mon state are finding they now face...