KNU Report, 27 February 1997

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Human Rights Violations In Karen State, Burma

Rape and Violence  Against Women

On February 17,1997, SLORC's troops of Division 55 forced 13 women from
K'Hser Doh township, Mergui-Tavoy district to serve as porters for them and
took them to K'Neh Kaw, Maw P'tru and Leh Mu village. There, they raped these
women and shot them dead.

On the 17th of February,1997, the same SLORC's troops gang raped a 25 year
old woman at her home in the presence of her parents.

On the 18th of February, the same SLORC's troops gang raped a 50 year old
woman who managed to escape from them and arrived K'neh Kaw village the next
day.


Forced Labour

On February 12,1997, SLORC's Light Infantry Battalion 546 forced the
villagers in Paan township, Thaton district, to fence the motor car road from
Myaing K'Lay to K'Ma Maung. Adults as well as children from age 12 were
forced to work there every day and they have to take their own meals with
them.


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