An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma: January – June 2025
An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma: January – June 2025
This report documents human rights violations by ND-Burma members and affiliates from January to June 2025. The figures presented are totals collected by our partners across each state and region. Our findings will be contextualized with desk research alongside cases documented by ND-Burma members. The injustices committed by the junta are undeniable and require a coordinated, effective international response.
ND-Burma and its partners use case studies, interviews, relevant partner reports, and eyewitness testimony to document the total number of human rights abuses committed by the Burmese Army, its junta-backed militias, including various security forces, and all Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROs), as well as People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) in Burma. However, it is important to note that the military junta carried out the overwhelming majority of the crimes and violence recorded in this report.
ND-Burma members have observed the Burmese military increasing their assaults on civilians with greater ferocity and brutality. The member organizations of ND-Burma work closely with local communities in both urban and rural areas to monitor the human rights situation on the ground. Although ND-Burma is committed to examining the specific aspects of human rights, the broader conflict continues to intensify.
The victims of the human rights violations reported by ND-Burma and its partners under the Controlled Category List serve as a stark reminder that each number signifies a human life uprooted, irrevocably changed, or extinguished by the Burma Army’s four-cuts campaign and civil war. We honour each one of these human rights victims. ND-Burma regularly produces reports to highlight the human rights situation across the country, focusing on the atrocities occurring in our members’ regions and states. Despite facing significant threats, they remain dedicated to sharing evidence of the crimes in pursuit of justice and accountability.
