AAPP urges urgent international action as junta crimes against humanity escalate

By Admin 03 Feb 2026

DMG Newsroom

3 February 2026, Mrauk-U

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) issued a statement on Monday calling on the international community to take immediate and decisive action against Myanmar’s military regime as its crimes against humanity continue to escalate across the country.

The AAPP said that during the recent election period, the military regime has carried out daily atrocities, including indiscriminate airstrikes, arson attacks on villages during military advances, summary executions, looting and rape.

Oppression of political prisoners inside prisons has also intensified. AAPP Secretary Ko Tate Naing said the regime is increasingly committing the most brutal forms of violence and other crimes against humanity.

“If the global community continues to stand by and watch these atrocities, this fascist military will only go on to commit the most extreme cruelties against the people. It is now imperative that collective action be taken as soon as possible,” he said.

According to AAPP data, at least 13 people were politically detained and 87 pro-democracy activists and civilians were killed during January 2026 alone.

The AAPP said the figures include only cases in which identities have been verified and warned that the actual death toll on the ground is likely much higher.

The 87 civilian deaths in January resulted from airstrikes, heavy artillery fire, shootings and cases in which victims were burned alive by junta troops.

“In my view, the Myanmar military’s use of airstrikes and heavy weaponry has become standard practice. They will continue to do this. We must focus on how we can prepare and protect ourselves from these attacks,” said a former political prisoner.

Following its widely criticized elections, the military regime has been attempting to retake lost territories using large scale ground and air operations while continuing to commit war crimes, including the deliberate killing of civilians.