"The Mon Forum" No. 7/2008 (July 2008)

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News: (1) Villagers Forced to Guard at Night and Work by Day at Army Base... (2) At Least Nine Youths Arrested After Bomb Explosion in Telecom Office... (3) Army Orders Cutting Down of Rubber Plants Near Base..... Personal Accounts: (1) Voices From Forgotten Victims..... Commentary: Concern over NMSP Ceasefire..... Report: Forced Labour Use by Burmese Army in Mon State from Mid-2007 to May 2008: - I. Background Information...II. Continuous Use of Forced Labour in 2007 and 2008...III. Details in Forced Labour Use: A. Forced Labour in Bridge Construction along Motor Roads - Bridge Construction for Military Control; Forced Local Carpenters; Forced the Local Villagers, and Collection of Sand and Stone; Commandeering Trucks...B. Forced Labour for Army Business: Timber Collection and Making Bricks...C. Forced Labour in Castor Oil Plantation...D. Forcible Conscription of Security Guards (1) In Mudon Township ...E. Forced Recruitment Into Militia Force - Pa-an Township, Karen State...V. Conclusion/ Suggestions.

Source/publisher: 

Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)

Date of Publication: 

2008-07-31

Date of entry: 

2008-09-07

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English

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