Myanmar: Taw Oo District Short Update: Three forcibly recruited villagers escaped Boo M’Tee army camp in Htaw Ta Htoo Township (January 2026)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. This Short Update describes events occurring in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. In August 2025, a man named A--- was forcibly recruited in Maubin Town, Ayeyarwady Region, after a group of armed men approached him in an unknown vehicle and forced him into the boot of their car. He was forced to attend military training and then deployed to the frontlines at Boo M’Tee army camp, locat