"This report attempts to illustrate that the primary effect of the Burmese junta?s expansion program in north-western Burma has been the complete devastation of countless communities in both Chin State and Sagaing Division. The military?s practices of forced labour and extortion have meant that many villagers are no longer able to grow enough food or otherwise earn enough income to support their families. The local people have been impoverished to such an extent that tens of thousands of villagers have fled from this area to India and Bangladesh during the last five years seeking a means of survival..." (from the Executive Summary)