# Myanmar human rights situation ‘plummets to new low’, UN says

https://mins.news/en/item/32446

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 00:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/rights-abuses-in-myanmar-plummets-to-new-low-un-says?traffic_source=rss

> A new UN report says Myanmar’s human rights situation has “plummeted to a new low”, citing increasingly brutal abuses against the Rohingya and the impact of illicit economies such as illegal rare-earth mining. The conflict between the military and armed groups has deepened civilian suffering, displacement, hunger and malnutrition.

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