A total of 415 women were killed and 413 others injured across Myanmar over a six-month period due to violent attacks by military junta forces, according to data compiled by the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU).
The casualty data was collected by BWU from January to June 2025, covering townships in Kachin State, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Chin State, Magway Region, Arakan State, Shan State, Karen State, Bago Region, Mon State, Karenni (Kayah) State, Tanintharyi Region, and Ayeyarwady Region.
These deaths were not from battlefield conflicts but resulted from the junta’s airstrikes and ground assaults on non-combat zones, including villages, with perpetrators facing no accountability, according to the report.
“War crimes involve targeted killings and genocidal acts against innocent civilians. The lack of effective action against perpetrators reflects the absence of the rule of law in our country and the collapse of Myanmar’s judicial system. Perpetrators go unpunished while victims lose their lives,” said Ma Yin Myo Hlaing, Joint General Secretary-2 of BWU.
Among the deceased were 83 girls under the age of 18.
The report further states that international engagement with the junta, whether politically or economically, comes at the cost of civilian lives.
The junta uses international profits to fund weapons and equipment used to kill civilians.
The casualties resulted primarily from airstrikes, artillery shelling, gunfire, executions, landmine explosions, beatings, and sexual violence, with airstrikes being the primary cause of deaths and injuries.
Due to communication challenges, the data reflects only what could be gathered, and the actual figures on the ground are likely higher.
The breakdown of deaths by month includes: 34 in June, 92 in May, 71 in April, 66 in March, 66 in February, and 86 in January. Injuries were reported as 49 in June, 81 in May, 50 in April, 88 in March, 68 in February, and 77 in January.
Similarly, from January to June 2025, a total of 15 women died due to aerial attacks by the junta.
According to data from the Kachin Women Peace Network, women in junta-controlled areas are subjected to rape, human trafficking, loss of educational opportunities, and war crimes, as stated by Ma Lu Lu from the Kachin Women Peace Network.
“What can we do here is collecting evidence and information, which is very important. And, it’s also important to raise public awareness and work with democratic nations,” she said.
She further said that to prevent such violence against women, laws and policies to protect women must be carefully drafted and effectively implemented by relevant authorities.
The Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW) reported that from 2023 to June 2025, a total of 230 men and women were killed and 240 injured.
Similarly, according to BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor (BNI-MPM) data, as of late 2024, a total of 7,757 people were killed nationwide, with 560 deaths in Kachin State, and 2024 saw the highest number of fatalities.
In Kachin State, airstrikes on areas such as ANang Pa (KIO Brigade 9 territory in Hpakant Township), the Mong Lai Khet IDP camp near Laiza (KIO headquarters), and Myo Thit and Kone Law villages in mass civilian deaths.
According to a UN statement released on 26 June, over 6,800 civilians have been killed since the coup, and over 22,000 people have been detained for political reasons.
Kachin News Group (KNG)