Description:
Escaped convict "Maung Aung Shwe" (not his real name) arrived in a Mon camp in February 1995 after escaping a forced labour camp on the Ye-Tavoy railway. His story gives some insight into the life and thoughts of a criminal prisoner in Burma. Some names and details of his story have been omitted to protectthe people involved.
Source/publisher:
Karen Human Rights Group Regional & Thematic Reports (KHRG #95-28)
Date of Publication:
1995-08-02
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
- Human Rights
- Discrimination
- Race or Ethnicity: Discrimination based on
- Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations
- Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations against specific groups
- Discrimination against the Mon
- HURFOM and other human rights material about the Mon
Language:
English