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Welcome to Karen Human Rights Group

Karen Human Rights Group

The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a local, independent group documenting the human rights situation in rural Burma by working directly with rural villagers who are suffering abuses such as forced labour, systematic destruction of villages and crops, forced relocation, extortion, looting, arbitrary detention, torture, sexual assault and summary executions. The vast majority of these abuses are committed by soldiers and officials of the State Peace & Development Council (SPDC), Burma's ruling military junta.

The group was first formed in December 1992 to help villagers in rural Burma to get their story to the outside world by translating their stories and testimonies into reports for worldwide distribution, accompanied by supporting photos and documentary evidence of the human rights situation. We also work to overcome outside perceptions of Burma's villagers as 'helpless victims' and to support their strategies to resist human rights abuses. More >>

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LATEST RELEASE DATE
IDPs, land confiscation and forced recruitment in Papun District
[Field report]
Jul 1st, 2009
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Latest News Bulletins & Field Reports

Below are a set of links to the latest situation News Bulletins & Field Reports compiled from information received from Karen Human Rights Group field researchers.

TITLE DATE
IDPs, land confiscation and forced recruitment in Papun DistrictJul 1st, 2009
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Exploitation and recruitment under the DKBA in Pa'an DistrictJun 29th, 2009
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Update on SPDC/DKBA attacks at Ler Per Her and new refugees in ThailandJun 13th, 2009
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Over 3,000 villagers flee to Thailand amidst ongoing SPDC/DKBA attacksJun 7th, 2009
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Over 700 villagers flee to Thailand amidst fears of SPDC/DKBA attacks on a KNLA camp and an IDP camp in Pa'an DistrictJun 5th, 2009
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Mistreatment and child soldiers in the Burma Army: Interviews with SPDC desertersJun 3rd, 2009
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Joint SPDC/DKBA attacks, recruitment and the impact on villagers in Dooplaya and Pa'an districtsMay 27th, 2009
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Military movements, forced labour and extortion in Nyaunglebin DistrictMay 15th, 2009
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Whatever happened to the 2007 protesters?: Interviews with convict portersApr 29th, 2009
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Forced recruitment, child soldiers and abuse in the army: Interviews with SPDC desertersApr 27th, 2009
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IDP conditions and the rape of a young girl in Papun DistrictApr 11th, 2009
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IDP responses to food shortages in Nyaunglebin DistrictApr 10th, 2009
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Land confiscation and the business of human rights abuse in Thaton DistrictApr 2nd, 2009
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SPDC and DKBA road construction, forced labour and looting in Papun DistrictMar 31st, 2009
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Extortion and restrictions under the DKBA in Pa'an DistrictMar 16th, 2009
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Insecurity amidst the DKBA - KNLA conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an DistrictsFeb 6th, 2009
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Attacks, killings and the food crisis in Papun DistrictFeb 4th, 2009
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DKBA soldiers burn down huts, detain villagers and loot property in ThailandJan 20th, 2009
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Rural development and displacement: SPDC abuses in Toungoo DistrictJan 13th, 2009
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Latest Reports

Below are a set of links to all reports (except News Bulletins or Field Reports) released over the last year, compiled from information received from Karen Human Rights Group field researchers.

TITLE DATE
Abuse, Poverty and Migration: Investigating migrants' motivations to leave home in Burma  [Regional or Thematic report]Jun 16th, 2009
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Don't neglect rural Burma in calling for Suu Kyi's release  [KHRG Commentary]Jun 4th, 2009
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Food crisis: The cumulative impact of abuse in rural Burma  [Regional or Thematic report]Apr 29th, 2009
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KHRG Photo Gallery 2008  [Photoset]Feb 13th, 2009
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Cycles of Displacement: Forced relocation and civilian responses in Nyaunglebin District  [Regional or Thematic report]Jan 12th, 2009
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Village Agency: Rural rights and resistance in a militarized Karen State  [Regional or Thematic report]Nov 25th, 2008
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Networks of Noncompliance: Grassroots resistance and sovereignty in militarised Burma  [Article or paper]Nov 10th, 2008
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The 'everyday politics' of IDP protection in Karen State  [Article or paper]Oct 20th, 2008
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SPDC and DKBA order documents: October 2007 to March 2008  [Orders report]Aug 6th, 2008
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