Abuses since the DKBA and KNLA ceasefires: Forced labour and arbitrary detention in Dooplaya

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"In the six months since DKBA Brigade #5 troops under the command of Brigadier-General Saw Lah Pwe (?Na Kha Mwe?) agreed to a ceasefire with government forces, and in the four months since a ceasefire was agreed between KNLA and government troops, villagers in Kawkareik Township have continued to raise concerns regarding ongoing human rights abuses, including the arbitrary detention and violent abuse of civilians, and forced labour demands occurring as recently as February 24th 2012. One of the villagers who provided information contained in this report also raised concerns about ongoing landmine contamination in two areas of Kawkareik Township, despite the placing of warning signs in one area in January 2012 and the incomplete removal of some landmines by bulldozer from another area in March 2012. The same villager noted that the remaining landmines, some of which are in a village school compound and in agricultural areas, continue to present serious physical security risks to local villagers, as well as disrupt livelihood activities and children?s education."

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Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2012-05-07

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2012-05-10

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