SLORC?s Use of Women Porters

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"Late 92. Karen, men, women, children: Forced portering; killing; torture; forced labour (incl. mine-sweeping); use of human shields (porters forced to put on army uniforms and go ahead of the march); use of porters to carry ammunition to the soldiers during fighting; abandonment of wounded porters; gang rape; old women and children used as porters; inhuiman treatment (beating, deprivation of sleep, food, water and medicine); rape; looting; extortion; women and children forced to do mine-sweeping..."

Source/publisher: 

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) Regional & Thematic Reports

Date of Publication: 

1993-02-16

Date of entry: 

2003-06-03

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English

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