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FBR REPORT: Second Raw report: Family used as human shields as the Burma Army continues to displace villagers in Central Karen State, Bu
Karen State, Burma

31 December, 2010

Dear friends,

Earlier this month we sent a raw report from one of our team leaders, 'Golden Love', in Dooplaya District, central Karen State. Here the Burma Army contin
 
After the photo essay we have included the reports that the Dooplaya FBR teams have been sending out.

We want to thank all of you who have helped and especially Partners Relief and Development, who were and are in immediate support.
 
Thanks to all of you,

May God bless you,

 
A relief team leader

Northern Karen State.

Family used as human shields and human mine detectors by the Burma Army on 10 December 2010

Cher Poe Kee IDP hide site, where newly displaced people continue to arrive. December 2010
 Relief teams give out clothing to children in IDP hide site. December 2010

IDP children in hide site. December 2010

Villagers preparing to send their own rice that the Burma Army has demanded they give them on 18 December
2010

  

Information directly from teams:

"1) Family used as human shields:

Dear Thara Tha U Wa A Pa,

 Today, we are still helping IDPs by transporting the supplies, giving treatment and giving them security. I arrived back to

The Burma Army troops live in the villages now.The Burma Army does not have food now, so they just use the rice that village

The above picture is of a family that was captured by the Burma Army and used as human shields and as landmine clearers. The

Naw Eh Moo is 31 years old and has four children.The Burma Army took her, her mother and her four children. The Burma Army f

In the picture, left to right - grandmother of children is Naw Eh Say, 49 years old, the mother of the children, Naw Eh Moo

God bless you all,

Golden Love and teams

2) Burma Army activities:

Now, two new Burma Army Battalions, LIB 299 and LIB 586 under control of
MOC19, TOC2 arrived Choo Ka Lee Village. We don't know what their plan is yet. Choo Ka Lee is the place some of IDPs we have

Some of IDPs here that don't live so close to the Burma Army camp try to find
the way to go back and collect their crops. Next week we will start our
next trip to go and check the villagers that we haven't visited. So, some
IDPs, especially men, will go with us to get food for their families. But we are not sure if we will have time to give them

3) Population Counts:

Here is the latest population of IDPs moving with us --- twenty-six families. They are from Kwee Ta U, Kwee Ta Hoe and Ta Na

Ages and amount of people in each category

0-5 yrs: 21 people
5-12 yrs: 24
12 - 18: 16
18 - 40: 33
40 - older: 30
Total 124 people

4) Other Burma Army Human Rights abuses:

On 1 December 2010, Burma Army troops stayed in Htee Ru Thaw or Htee Hu Tha camp. Officer Ah Ka Myint Aung demanded that the

Demands;
700 pieces of bamboo from Tha Mi Doh
500 pieces of bamboo, Kho Nee

By 10 December 2010 all of the pieces of bamboo had to arrive in the Burma Army camp.

Special Operation Command (SOC) #2 in Annakwin (or Noh Sho Nei), led by Htin Maung Nyunt, called a meeting for the village h
1. Ko Kaw
2. Pa Naw Klen Kee
3. Kyauk Pa Lu
4. Lo Shar
5.Maw Htee
6. Noh Sho Nei

On 3 December 2010 Burma Army battalion 406 led by colonel Aung Kyaw Oo, demand money from the villagers at Plaw Mae Hti, Ht

Demands for travel/boat owners:

1. Maw Mae Po in Mae Pra Village: 10,000 kyat
2. So Pa Lo: 10,000 kyat
3. Kyaw Eh in Plaw Dent Tan Village: 10,000 kyat
4. Boat owner Ahtun in Bo Kaw Village: cooking 1 box, 30,000 kyat
5. Maw Kyain Mo in Mae Ta Kwee Village: 30,000 kyat
6. Pyin Shan in Pa Ya Nge Ton: 30,000 kyat
7. NgueTon in Ah Kyai Village: 30,000 kyat
8. Nay Win in Seik Kyi town: 30,000 kyat
9. U Ka Yin or U Karen in Seik Kyi town: A big box of ma ma (noodles), 30,000 kyat
10. U Zaw Oo in Ye Lwai Village: 40,000 kyat
11. Soe Naing in Pa Ya Ngue Ton: 30,000 kyat
12. A Than in Ye Lwai Village: 2 boxes of beer and 20,000 kyat.

5) Demands for money

On 3 December 2010 Burma Army battalion LIB 406, led by Aung Kyaw Oo, entered Plaw Mae Hti and demanded money from villagers
at the river and fined the travelers;

1. Saw Mae Poe in Mae Pra Village: 10,000 kyat

2. Saw Pa Lo: 10,000 kyat
3. Kyaw Eh in Plaw Dent Dah: 10,000 kyat
4. The boat driver Ahtun in Bo Kaw Village: 30,000 kyat
5. Maw Kay Moe in Mae Ta Kwee Village: 30000 kyat,
6. Pyin San Pa Ya Nguton Village: 30,000 kyat
7. Nge To in Akyan Village: 30,000 kyat
8. Nay Win in Seik Kyi town: 30,000 kyat
9. U Ka Ye in Seik Kyi town: one big box of ma ma (noodles) and 30,000 kyat
10. U Zaw Oo in Ye Len village: 40,000 kyat
11. Soe Naing in Pa Ya Nguton Village: 30,000 kyat
12. A Than: 2 boxes on beer and 20,000 kyat.

On 4 December 2010, Burma Army LIB 406, Aung Kyaw Oo's battalion: 2 columns combine and they demand the money from the villa

1. Ya Naing win in Pa Ya Nguton: 10,000 kyat

2. Maung Khing Soe in Seik Kyi town: 20,000 kyat
3. Myint Htin in Pa Ya Nguton 20,000 kyat
4. Kyaw Thu in Seik Kyi town: 25,000 kyat
5. Ma San in Seik Kyi town: 35,000 kyat
6. Kyaw Aye Han in Seik Kyi town: 20,000 kyat
7. Daw Aye Aye: 3 boxes of beer, 2 pack of seasoning and 12,000 kyat
8. Maung Kay Mon in Mae Ta Kwee Village, including the travel for 32 travelers
320,000 kyat
9. A Kyar in Mae Ta Kwee Village including for 26 travelers: 260,000 kyat
10. Abyan Ye Len Village: 600,000 kyat
11. Than Win in Seik Kyi: 10,000 kyat

God bless you and thank you for all the help,

Dooplaya Karen FBR teams

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