Myanmar: Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Experiences and testimonies of two civilians who were forcibly recruited by the Burma Army (June 2026)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. This Short Update describes events that occurred in Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, in 2026. In 2024 and 2025, the Burma Army arbitrarily arrested and recruited two young men from Yangon and Tanintharyi divisions as soldiers. These two young men shared what they experienced and the human rights abuses that they had seen when they were forcibly recruited, as well as how they escaped from the Burm