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Central Karen State: villagers fleeing forced relocations and other abuses forced back by Thai troops

Central Karen State: villagers fleeing forced relocations and other abuses forced back by Thai troops

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Date of publication
September 1999
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ISBN / Resource ID
OBL:49995

Over the past four months, villagers from southeastern Pa'an District in Karen State have been steadily arriving at areas along the Thai border 35-60 km north of the Thai town of Mae Sot. They have risked treacherous travelling conditions during the rainy season to make the journey, camping in makeshift shelters along the way with little food or clothing. Testimonies collected from recent refugees indicate that the SPDC is intensifying its operation from August-December 1999 to clear all villages in the southeastern corner of Pa'an District in order to undermine Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) activities in the region.

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