In his Annual report Released on Tuesday, the Independent investigation mechanism for myanmar (IIMM) said that it had made “significant progress” documenting crimes and identifying managers, including security forces supervising detention facilities.
Myanmar went down to the civil war after February 2021 military coup And the detention of civilian leaders, including President Win Myint and the State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi. The takeover triggered mass manifestations, a violent repression against dissent and an armed resistance movement at the national level.
“Significant evidence”
Detailed crimes in Tuesday report include burning of sexual body parts, other forms of sexual violence and summary executions of captured combatants or civilians accused of being informants.
“” We have discovered significant evidence, in particular testimonies of eyewitnesses, showing systematic torture in the myanmar detention facilities, »» said Nicholas Koumjian, chief of the mechanism.
“” We have progressed in the identification of the authors, including the commanders who oversee these facilities and we are ready to support all the courts arranged and capable of pursuing these crimes.“”
Order responsibility
The report covers the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and relies on more than 1,300 sources, including nearly 600 testimonials from eyewitnesses, photographs, videos, documents, cards and forensic evidence.
It also details an intensification of surveys on air attacks against schools, houses and hospitals – including incidents in the days following the earthquake of March 2025When rescue operations were still in progress.
The UN Human Rights Council-The researchers recorded analyze the composition of the air army of Myanmar and its chain of command to identify those responsible for these strikes.
New surveys have also been opened on the atrocities of the state of Rakhine, where the soldiers and the ethnic armed group Arakan Army are fighting for control, alongside current probes on crimes committed against the Rohingyas in 2016 and 2017.
International responsibility
The evidence collected by the investigators have already supported the procedures before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (Icj) and in Argentina.
He contributed to the CPI prosecutor in November 2024 Request for an arrest warrant For Min Aung Hlaing, the military leader of Myanmar and the Argentine Federal Court in February 2025 guaranteed against him and 24 others.
“” Our report highlights a continuous increase in the frequency and brutality of the atrocities committed in Myanmar,“Said Mr. Koumjian.
“We work towards the day the authors must respond to their actions in court.”
Spiral crisis
The fighting between the military, the pro-democracy forces and the ethnic armed groups have moved millions and pushed the country into deep political, economic and humanitarian troubles.
The country also faces the long -standing consequences of military operations of 2017 against the Muslim minority Rohingya in the state of Rakhine.
These campaigns – described by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, as “an example of an ethnic cleaning manual” – have forced hundreds of thousands of rohingya to flee through the border of Bangladesh, where most remain in congested refugee camps.
Multiple pressures
Investigators warn that their work is compromised by the UN liquidity crisis, which reduced the mechanism budget in 2025 to only 73% of the approved amount and will require a 20% reduction in regular staff funded by the budget in 2026.
To identify resource constraints and operational challenges – including the lack of direct access to Myanmar witnesses, security risks and cybersecurity threats – the investigation team has adopted a three -year strategic plan, focusing on strengthening operational resilience and capacity improvement.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com