8/28/26, 4:50 PM Human rights situation in Myanmar plummets to new low amid unrelenting violations and unregulated exploitation of natural resources – U… Toxic wastewater from leaching pools discharged directly into downstream agricultural land also made the soil barren or significantly affected yield and quality, reducing farmers’ incomes, it adds. “This report depicts a picture of suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. “I call on all States, companies and investors to undertake serious soulsearching with respect to their actions – or inaction; to ask: is this fair and just for the people of Myanmar? Can the societal and environmental harm of their activities even be reversed? Their own reputations and their credibility are on the line.” For more information and media requests, please contact: In Geneva Ravina Shamdasani - ravina.shamdasani@un.org Shabia Mantoo - shabia.mantoo@un.org Marta Hurtado - marta.hurtadogomez@un.org WhatsApp X @UNHumanRights Facebook unitednationshumanrights Instagram @unitednationshumanrights Tags Myanmar Civil and political rights Conflicts and violence https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/08/human-rights-situation-myanmar-plummets-new-low-amid-unrelenting-violations 5/7