Documentation in Darkness: An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Burma January – December 2024

This report covers human rights violations documented by ND-Burma members and affiliates between January and December 2024. The numbers presented in this report are the totals collected by our partners in each state and region. Our findings will be contextualized with desk research alongside cases documented by ND-Burma members. The injustices perpetrated by the junta are undeniable and demand a coordinated and effective international response. 

ND-Burma and its partners use case studies, interviews, relevant partner reports, and eyewitness testimony to document the overall number of human rights abuses committed by the Burmese Army, its junta-backed militias, and all Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROS) as well as People’s Defence Forces (PDFS) in Burma. However, it is critical to note that the military junta perpetrated the overwhelming majority of the crimes and violence documented in this report.

ND-Burma members have witnessed the Burmese military escalating their assaults on civilians with greater ferocity and brutality. The member organizations of ND-Burma work closely with local communities in urban and rural areas to closely monitor the human rights situation on the ground. Although ND-Burma is dedicated to scrutinizing the individual aspects of human rights, the broader conflict continues to escalate. The victims of the human rights violations reported by ND-Burma and its partners under the Controlled Category List are a stark reminder that each number represents a human life uprooted, irrevocably changed or extinguished under 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 bring attention to the human rights situation across the country, with a focus on the atrocities taking place across our members’ regions and states. Despite their immense threats, they remain committed to sharing evidence of the crimes committed.

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