Banya Khung Aung is a former Karenni refugee and Human Rights activist. He had served several positions in the exile democracy movement and civil society movement. After his social science studies in Karenni Refugee, he worked at Equality Myanmar, formerly known as Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) and Foundation for Education and Development (FED). He is the founder of Karenni Human Rights Group (KnHRG) and had served as its director until last June 2023. After the failed coup attempt, he represented civil society as the Karenni State Consultative Council’s (KSCC) humanitarian focal person. He currently serves as Secretary 2 of the Interim Executive Council of Karenni State (IEC).