The Facts on Human Rights Violation in Shan State

• The Military Council burned houses, destroyed property, and used heavy artillery in some villages in Pekon and Ywarngan Townships in Southern Shan State.
• The Military Council arrested TWENTY-TWO people, and injured THREE others in Shan State.
• Fighting between the Military Council and the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) killed FIVE people, and an additional FIVE people were killed by an unidentified armed group.
• Landmines and bomb blasts injured TWELVE people in Shan State.
• TWENTY-ONE total cases of gender-based violence were reported in May, including incidents of sexual and domestic violence.
• SIX robberies were reported in Shan State this month.
• Unknown Armed groups threatened truck drivers operating in THREE locations in Muse and Kutkai Townships with tax extortion.