Under Whose Command? Human rights abuses under Myanmar's military rule

The Myanmar Army has been deliberately shrouded in secrecy since Min Aung Hlaing became Commander in Chief in 2011. But new analysis from Security Force Monitor shines a light on its chain of command and links human rights abuses to the senior commanders in charge. As noted elsewhere, this research focused on specific alleged violations (disappearance, rape, killing or torture) allegedly committed by specific units of the Myanmar Army between 30 March 2011 and 30 March 2023. It does not include alleged violations where no specific unit was accused of being the perpetrator. Incident counts should not be used to make claims about trends in alleged abuses, nor should they be considered as the entire human rights record for any given commander or area.