Forced displacement/forced migration linked to natural resource exploitation
Under construction. This area will cover exploitation of land, oil/gas, hydro-power etc.
Individual Documents
Description:
"A new report by the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN) raises concerns about
international ?peace support” programming amid
st increasing Burma Army militarization in
Karenni State after the2012 ceasefire with the
Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).
The report ?Where is Genuine Peace?” exposes how a pilot resettlement project of the
Norway-led Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI) in Shardaw
Township is encouraging
IDPs to return to an area controlled by the Burma Army where their safety cannot be
guaranteed.
The MPSI claims that between June 2013 and
September 2014 it supported 1,431 IDPs to
return to 10 Shadaw villages forcibly relocated in 1996. However, KCSN found only about a
third of these IDPs in the villages, most of whom were working-age adults returning to carry
out farming, but not daring to return permanently due to fears of renewed conflict. As in
other parts of Karenni State, the Burma Army has been reinforcing troops and fortifying its
positions in Shadaw, where there is a tactical command centre and over 20 military
outposts.
?Instead of encouraging IDPs to return home be
fore it is safe, international donors should
be trying to ensure that the rights of conflict-affected villagers are protected,” said one of
KCSN. ?There must be pressure on the government to pull back its troops from the ethnic
areas and start political dialog
ue towards federal reform.”
KCSN also criticizes the MPSI for fuelling conflict by ignoring Karenni-managed social service
organizations that have been providing primary health care and other support to IDPs in
Shadaw for decades. MPSI?s health support was through the government system, which
remains highly centralized and dysfunctional in Karenni State.
?Donors should not just give one-sided support to expand government services into ethnic
conflict areas. This won?t be effective, and will
only increase resentment and fuel conflict,”
said KSWDC.
The report also raises concerns about rampant
resource extraction after the ceasefire, land
confiscation, military expansions and lack of
transparency around dam plans on the Salween
and its tributaries in Karenni State. KCSN
is calling for a moratorium on large-scale
infrastructure and resource extraction projects
in Karenni State until there is genuine peace." [from the KCSN press release of 5 December, 2014]
Source/publisher:
Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN)
Date of publication:
2014-12-05
Date of entry/update:
2015-01-08
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Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Peace processes, ceasefires and ceasefire talks (websites, documents, reports and studies), Armed conflict in Karenni State, Internal displacement/forced migration of Karenni villagers, Forced displacement/forced migration linked to natural resource exploitation, Gold mining and trade
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
1.6 MB
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Description:
Summary:
?As crony companies and foreign investment companies join with the
government in large-scale projects, a new model of ?development” is
unfolding across Burma. To make way for hydropower dams and mono-crop
plantations, villagers have been forced into relocation camps, or so-called
?model villages.” The government and the companies state proudly in the
media that the living standard of these relocated people has improved, but the
reality is completely opposite.
The housing in the relocation camps is sub-standard. There is no clean water
for household use, insufficient drinking water, and inadequate education and
health care. Having lost their lands and livelihoods, the relocated people are
forced to find insecure and low-paid daily wage jobs to try and feed themselves.
They are constantly worrying about their future, and how to provide for their
children?s education. Women face increased risk of sexual harassment and assault by migrant laborers. In this situation, people do not feel like they are
living in ?model villages.” They feel like they are living in refugee camps, full of
wretchedness and difficulty...
This short booklet presents the cases of three relocation camps in Kachin State:
Sanpyar camp in Hugawng Valley, and Aung Myin Thar and Maliyang camps
near the Irrawaddy Myitsone. It gives an insight into people?s lives before and
after relocation...
Mungchying Rawt Jat (MRJ) was set up in September 2012 by farmers directly
affected by government development projects in Kachin State.
The objectives of Mungchying Rawt Jat (MRJ):
• Development of grassroots communities
• Sustainable development.
• Protection of natural resources
• Ensuring local people?s participation in decision-making around
development projects
• Letting local people lead peaceful and secure lives...”
Source/publisher:
Mungchying Rawt Jat (MRJ) via Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG)
Date of publication:
2013-07-21
Date of entry/update:
2014-12-21
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Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Internal displacement/forced migration of Kachin, Burma/Myanmar: "Development"-induced displacement, Forced displacement/forced migration linked to natural resource exploitation
Language:
Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format :
pdf
Size:
1.64 MB
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