Description:
"Burma?s State Peace and Development Council?s Order No. 1/99 (March 1999), along with the
Supplementary Order to Order No. 1/99 (October 2000),1 outlawed forced labor throughout the
country. Despite these orders, forced labor continues. The villagers of Shan State, Karenni
State, Karen State, Pegu Division, Mandalay Division, and Tenasserim Division tell of their
experiences in the 77 accounts that follow. Life under military rule still means a life where the
rule of law is absent. Without legal recourse and continued international pressure for change,
these people have no choice but to flee..."
Source/publisher:
EarthRights International (ERI)
Date of Publication:
2002-06-00
Date of entry:
2007-03-15
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English