Karen Human Rights Group

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

Taw Oo District Situation Update: Burma Army shelling, arrests, and militarisation; drug issues; and challenges to education, transportation, and livelihood in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January to March 2026)

This Situation Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. During the period from January to March 2026, the Burma Army shelled villages, killing two villagers and injuring four villagers. Then, the Burma Army Belu Column arrested five villagers and released four of them, while keeping one of them in detention. Additionally, the Burma Army arrested two villagers who were returning to Ai--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract. The presence of Burma Army in the village caused fear for villagers to live in the village. The Burma Army not only invaded the villages but...

Thu, 13 Aug 2026

Mu Traw District Situation Update: The Burma Army conducted air strikes and shelling, planted landmines inside villages, and caused displacement and challenges in Lu Thaw Township (September 2025 to February 2026)

This Situation Update describes events occurring in Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District, during the period between September 2025 and February 2026. Due to the Burma Army conducting air strikes and shelling, and planting landmines on village roads, villagers who lived near army camps of the Burma Army no longer dared to live within their villages. Villagers were forced to displace into forests. When villagers were displaced, they encountered difficulties and challenges in healthcare, education, and transportation. Additionally, villagers also faced challenges because heavy rain and flooding destroyed rice paddies, causing a shortage of rice. The price of rice...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026

Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Burma Army shelling and air strikes caused injuries, destruction, and displacement in Hpa-an Township (January to April 2026)

This Short Update describes events occurring in Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District during the period between January to April 2026. On 12 January 2026 and 19 March 2026, Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #202, based at Taung Ka Lay army camp, indiscriminately fired mortar shells into Tz--- and Ak--- villages, Ba Bway Kone (Noh M’Kweeh) village tract. The shelling injured a villager, wounded a cow, and damaged farmland. Due to the attacks, local villagers feared for their safety, and one villager was forced to flee to a nearby river to avoid harm. The Burma Army also conducted...

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

Kler Lwee Htoo District Situation Update: Burma Army offensive operations, armed conflict, and drugs resulted in challenges to local villagers in Hsaw Htee Township (May to November 2025)

This Situation Update describes events occurring in Hsaw Htee (Shwegyin) Township, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District during the period between May 2025 and November 2025. This report documents local villagers’ testimonies and experiences of the human rights situation in Hsaw Htee Township during the reporting period. It covers a range of human rights violations, including armed conflict; security concerns; forced recruitment by the Burma Army; arbitrary arrest, including for portering; the forced use of villagers as navigators and human shields; house burnings; shelling; air strikes; killings; injuries; destruction of civilian property; displacement; and the resulting impacts on livelihoods, healthcare, and...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026

KHRG: 93% of 44 displaced Karen women interviewed report feeling insecure

Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Karen Organizations Expose Continuing Military Atrocities Despite Burma Junta’s Political Rebranding

Fri, 24 Jul 2026

Photo Set: Burma Army human rights violations in Southeast Burma (January to June 2026)

This Photo Set presents photographic evidence of various human rights violations primarily committed by the Burma Army in Southeast Burma from January to June 2026. Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) received 1,701 photographs displaying the impacts of various human rights violations committed during the reporting period. The photographs of these violations cover air strikes, drone strikes, shelling, landmines, shoot-on-sight tactics, arbitrary arrests, and more. In parallel with the second and third phases of the Burma military regime’s undemocratic election in 2026, the Burma Army-perpetrated human rights violations escalated significantly between January and June 2026. KHRG’s documentation indicates that air strikes,...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

(Press Release) In Spite of Fear: Women in Southeast Burma are surviving protracted internal displacement amidst increasing human rights violations – new report

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

Thu, 13 Aug 2026

Wed, 05 Aug 2026

Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Burma Army shelling and air strikes caused injuries, destruction, and displacement in Hpa-an Township (January to April 2026)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

Kler Lwee Htoo District Situation Update: Burma Army offensive operations, armed conflict, and drugs resulted in challenges to local villagers in Hsaw Htee Township (May to November 2025)

KHRG operational area (Locally-defined Karen State and Burma government-defined state and region boundaries)

Advocacy

We work with local and international human rights stakeholders, ensuring that villagers' voices reach decision-makers who can influence their lives.

Documentation

We train community members to document human rights abuses on the ground, which we translate and publish in our reports to share villagers' perspectives.

Trainings

We train local CBO/CSOs, and ethnic armed organisations in human rights and international humanitarian law to help them prevent and document future abuses.

Workshops