conflict Hpa-An, Myanmar
Myanmar youths face alleged abductions for military conscription
100,000people
The Myanmar junta has conscripted an estimated 100,000 young recruits since early 2024.
A BBC investigation reports that young people in Hpa-An and elsewhere in Myanmar are allegedly being detained, extorted or abducted to meet military recruitment quotas. Authorities and intermediaries are accused of selling or transferring recruits to military units.
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Myanmar’s mandatory conscription law requires men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 to serve under military command.
“required all men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 to serve at least two years under military command”
- 100,000people
AllegedThe Myanmar junta has conscripted an estimated 100,000 young recruits since early 2024.
“An estimated 100,000 young recruits have been conscripted by the junta since early 2024”
- 82notices
Myanmar Witness found that January missing-person notices increased from 4 in 2021 to 82 in 2025.
“missing person notices for January rose from four in 2021 ... to 82 in 2025”