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Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region)
Based on 18 claims made by 5 sources, Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) existed from at least 2018/3/2 to at least 2025/7/6.
During its existence this unit had at least 1 commanders & other personnel, 1 directly superior units, and 4 subordinate units. At various points in time, Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region), was seen in 2 locations.
According to sources there are 0 incidents which Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) is directly named as a perpetrator, as well as 0 incidents which name a subordinate unit as the perpetrator. Additionally, 0 incidents happened in locations which overlapped with sites and/or areas of operations of the unit.
An incident is a public claim made by a civil society organization, an international organization, a government, or another source that a violation of human rights was perpetrated by the defense and security forces of a country. Graph analysis can generate linkages based on the dates and locations between these incidents and chains of command. The Security Force Monitor does not make allegations and nothing in this platform should be taken as the Monitor making an allegation against a unit or person.
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Commanders & Other Personnel
Based on our sources, 1 people held positions with Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) throughout time.
Chains of Command
Sources establish claims about the chain of command, commanders, the sites and areas of operations of units, and incidents through time. Security Force Monitor organizes these claims into structured data. The linkages in time between these claims time-bound periods are inferred according to the Monitor’s methodology. Individual time-bound chains of command can be generated from this data using graph analysis.
Every chain of command which included Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) is shown below. These chains are disaggregated to show the entire time-range of each chain from the lowest unit in the chain to the highest unit at the top of the chain. Any individual who was part of that chain during the date-range is shown as well.
The chains show any direct or positional incidents which are claimed to have occurred during the time-range. Direct incidents have a source which directly names the unit as a perpetrator. Positional incidents occur when there is an intersection between claims from sources alleging an incident occurred and other sources giving a unit an overlapping location and date-range.
The following chains include Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region). Click on a chain to see our inferred time periods as well as every source used to establish the chain of command.
Subordinate units
A total of 4 units were subordinate to Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) through time. This includes all subordinate units which fell directly under Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) as well as those that had intermediary superiors before ultimately falling under Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region). The list of subordinate units found below was generated by using graph analysis on all claims made by sources.
Clicking on a time range brings you to a chain of command with its sources.
Sites & Areas of Operation
Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) was located and/or operated in Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) locations through time. Each location is shown below with the geographic chain of administrative boundaries above each location. These geographic chains give a more complete picture for each individual site or area of operations.
Incidents
Sources directly claim that Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) was the perpetrator of 0 incidents. Additionally, 0 incidents are alleged to have been committed by units subordinate to Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region). Finally, sources state that 0 incidents occurred in locations where Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) had an overlapping location and date-range. These positional incidents include all direct and subordinate allegations as well.
Claims & Sources
Sources and claims connected to Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) are listed below.
Each individual relationship, positioning, or assertion may contain multiple claims establishing its existence.
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Yangon Region of Prisons Department |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Detention |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Yangon Region Headquarters |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Detention |
| claim/status | accepted |
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| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Yangon Region Headquarters |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Detention |
| claim/status | accepted |
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| claim/status | accepted |
| claim/status | accepted |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Myanmar Prisons Department (Yangon Region) |
| claim/status | accepted |
| assertion/unit:names | Director’s Office, Yangon Region |
| assertion/unit:classifications | Detention |
| claim/status | accepted |