"The Mon Forum" No. 7/2004 (July 2004)

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Forced Relocation of 300 houses in northern part of Ye Township; SPDC?s War Against Ethnic Children?s Right to Education; Forced labour along Kanbauk-Myaingkalay Gas Pipeline; Constant threat against Mon National Education and Schools by SPDC in Southern Burma: I. Civilization of Mon people and the maintenance of the Mon language and literature; II. The initiative of Mon Education System; III. General Situation of Mon National Schools A. Curriculum in Mon National Schools; B. Teacher Recruitment and Upgrading Training; IV. Root cause of threat to Mon schools by the regime: Competition and weakness of government schools A. The entrance fee in government schools; B. Extra time fee and salary in government?s schools; V. Increase of Competition between Mon and Government Schools; VI. Oppression against Mon National Schools and activists in southern part of Ye Township; Case 1, Forced to stop teaching the Mon national schools January - April 2004; Case 2: New Burmese Army?s commander still tried to convert Mon schools under the regime control May 2004; Case 3: Another attempt to close down Mon schools in northern part of Ye Township, May 2004; Case 4: Establishment of government schools and creation of competition, July 2004; Case 5: Forced changing of Mon schools? signboard to government?s schools, July 2004

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Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)

Date of Publication: 

2004-07-31

Date of entry: 

2006-09-02

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English

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