This Incident Report describes events that occurred in A--- village, B--- village tract, Kruh Tuh (Kyonedoe) Township, Dooplaya District on December 15th 2020. A Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) soldier shot dead a local villager for no apparent reason. The perpetrator was arrested and beaten by other DKBA soldiers, and handed over to the Myanmar Police Force (MPF) later that day. The perpetrator is now recovering from his injuries at the hospital. The DKBA leaders met with the victim’s family once but there was no discussion of support for the family. No information has been received from the MPF, who...

This Situation Update describes events that occurred in Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw [Hpapun] District between January 2020 and April 2020. While patrolling and guarding their road construction, the Tatmadaw based in northern Lu Thaw Township repeatedly fired mortars and burned the forests where villagers work to secure their livelihoods. There were no known casualties, but these activities damaged lands and frightened villagers living in six different village tracts in Lu Thaw Township, forcing some to flee to other areas. The Tatmadaw also transported rations and soldiers to their army camps, thus reinforcing their troops, in direct violation of Section...

This interview describes events that occurred in Thaton Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District in April and May 2020. Slash and burn fires set by the local Myanmar government authorities on April 11th 2020 destroyed 129 acres of plantation land belonging to 32 villagers in Da Nu village tract. Despite several rounds of negotiation between local leaders and the Mon State authorities, the victims have yet to receive adequate compensation from the Mon State government.