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Photosets
Karen Human Rights Group Photo Sets bring together the photos taken by KHRG researchers in the field, captioned in detail and organised by topic. Covering many regions and issues at once, they provide a good overview of the human rights situation. The photos are available for download, and some of them can also be seen in our text reports. In 2005 KHRG introduced yearly Photo Galleries, which will be built progressively throughout each year with new photos being added as soon as they are received from the field. If you wish to search for a particular Photoset, please use our search page.
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KHRG Photo Gallery 2007: Update
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Nov 6th, 2007 |
| This updated version of KHRG Photo Gallery 2007 includes additional photos received from KHRG field researchers since the second installment of the Gallery in September 2007. These most recent additions include photos taken since the start of 2007 up until August 2007 and bring the total number of photos in the Gallery to 259. The Gallery will continue to be updated throughout the year as we receive more photos from the field. |
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KHRG Photo Gallery 2006
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Mar 31st, 2007 |
| This gallery presents 1,000 photos taken by KHRG researchers in the field throughout 2006 and the first days of 2007, divided into thematic sections including a major section documenting the SPDC's attacks on northern Karen villages throughout the year and the response of villagers living there. First released in November 2006, it has been updated with close to 400 new photos in March 2007. |
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KHRG Photo Gallery: 2005
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Apr 6th, 2006 |
| Continuing from Photo Set 2005-A released in May 2005, this gallery presents over 300 photos taken by KHRG researchers in the field throughout 2005 and the first days of 2006, divided into 12 thematic sections including two special sections documenting SPDC attacks on villages in Toungoo and Nyaunglebin districts. |
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Photo Set 2005-A
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May 27th, 2005 |
| Over 900 photos taken by KHRG researchers in the field from mid 2002 to early 2005, documenting the human rights situation and responses to it by villagers in Karen areas of Burma. This Photo Set contains a photo essay from Nyaunglebin District as well as sections on Attacks on Villages & Village Destruction; Forced Relocation and Restrictions; Detention and Torture; Shootings and Killings; Forced Labour; Food and Livelihoods; Women; Children; Flight & Displacement; Landmines; and Soldiers. |
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Photo Set 2002-A
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Dec 19th, 2002 |
| This photo set contains more than 500 photos and their descriptions which document the human rights situation in Karen areas of Burma. These photos were taken and collected by KHRG since the publication of Photo Set 2001-A in September 2001. The photos in this set were taken in Toungoo, Nyaunglebin, Papun, Thaton, Pa'an and Dooplaya Districts. |
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Photo Set 2001-A
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Sep 14th, 2001 |
| Over 400 photos from Papun, Nyaunglebin, Toungoo, Thaton, Pa'an and Dooplaya Districts showing many aspects of the situation for villagers over the past year. Contains sections on Forced Labour; Forced Relocations & Restrictions; Attacks on Villages & Village Destruction; Detention & Torture; Shootings & Killings; Flight & Displacement; Landmines; Soldiers; and Children |
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Photo Set 2000-B
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Oct 18th, 2000 |
| Forced labour, landmines, village destruction, internal displacement, the internally displaced at Ler Baw Gher, and forced repatriation of refugees |
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Photo Set 2000-A
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Jun 1st, 2000 |
| Village destruction and relocation; detention, torture, shootings and killings; forced labour and extortion; internal displacement and refugees; landmines; and SPDC deserters |
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Photo Set 99-B
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Aug 18th, 1999 |
| The photos and descriptions below are part of Photo Set 99-B, which shows some aspects of the human rights situation in Karen areas of Burma. This set consists of photos taken and gathered by KHRG since the publication of Photo Set 99-A in March 1999. The list is divided by district, and included below is a summary of the situation in each district followed by the descriptions of the photos from that district. Some details of people and places have been deliberately omitted from the photo descriptions where necessary to protect the villagers. |
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Photo Set 99-A
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Mar 1st, 1999 |
| This document gives descriptions for Photo Set 99-A, which shows some aspects of the human rights situation in the Karen areas of Toungoo, Nyaunglebin, Papun, Pa’an and Dooplaya districts throughout 1998 and the beginning of 1999. The list is divided by district, and included below is a summary of the situation in each district followed by the descriptions of the photos from that district. The numbers in these lists correspond to the numbers written on the photographs in the set. Some details of people and places have been deliberately omitted from the photo descriptions where necessary to protect the villagers. |
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Photo Set 97-B
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Sep 22nd, 1997 |
| This document gives descriptions for Photo Set 97-B, which focuses on SLORC’s campaign of village destruction in Papun District (for further details see "Wholesale Destruction: The SLORC / SPDC Campaign to Obliterate All Hill Villages in Papun and Eastern Nyaunglebin Districts", KHRG #98-01, to be released shortly.). Photos #48 and 49 concern the stories of former SLORC soldiers and an escaped porter, also to be documented in an upcoming KHRG report. |
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Photo Set 97-A
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May 15th, 1997 |
| This document gives descriptions for Photo Set 97-A, including Dooplaya District before the current offensive, Karenni forced relocations, attacks on Karen and Karenni refugee camps in Thailand, free-fire zones in Tenasserim Division, attacks on Karen villages in the far south, refugees from the current Dooplaya and Tenasserim offensives, and some others. |
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Photo Set 96-A
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Feb 27th, 1996 |
| This document gives descriptions for Photo Set 96-A, including Ye-Tavoy railway construction, the shelling of Wah Baw village, and ongoing SLORC abuses in Taungoo District and south of Kawkareik. |
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Photo Set 95-A
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May 12th, 1995 |
| This document gives descriptions for Photo Set 95-A, covering the fall of Manerplaw, porters, new refugees, attacks on Karen refugee camps, the fall of Kawmoora, SLORC abuse of Karen refugees in late 1994, and Chin State. |
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Photo Set 94-C
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Oct 1st, 1994 |
| This list provides descriptions of the attached, which are provided to accompany the following existing Karen Human Rights Group reports: "Recent Incidents in Thaton District" (30/9/94) and "Incoming Field Reports" (23/9/94). In this list, these reports are referenced as " Thaton" and Field" respectively. |
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Photo Set 94-B
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Sep 16th, 1994 |
| Halockhani, Shan State, Defectors, Klay Muh Kloh |
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Photo Set 94-A
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Mar 14th, 1994 |
| Evidence of Bacteriological Warfare |
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Photo Set 93-E: Kyauk Kyi Township
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Jul 14th, 1993 |
| These descriptions relate to photos from Kyauk Kyi Township. For more information, see the Karen Human Rights Group reports, "Forced Relocation in Kyauk Kyi Township" (10/6/1993). |
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Photo Set 93-D: Kyauk Kyi Township Relocations
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Jun 15th, 1993 |
| The enclosed photos relate to forced relocation of Karen villagers by SLORC in Kyauk Kyi Township, Nyaunglebin District, Pegu Division. Unless otherwise noted, all these relocations took place in 1993. The photos were taken in April 1993. Further details of some of these relocations can be found in the Karen Human Rights Group report, "Forced Relocation in Kyauk Kyi Township" (10/6/93). |
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Photo Set 93-C: Evidence of SLORC Murder in Thaton District
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May 1st, 1993 |
| Photo #C1: This photo was taken in Thaton District, Karen State, at the beginning of March 1993. It shows the remains of Pa Boe, a Karen farmer about 30 years old from Mya Lay village. About the end of January 1993 SLORC troops approached Mya Lay village and the villagers all fled. However, Pa Boe was caught and taken as a porter. When the villagers returned and Pa Boe remained missing, the village headman went and found the soldiers to plead for Pa Boe’s freedom, but the soldiers refused, saying only, "No way". |
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Photo Set 93-C: Dead Porters in the Salween River
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May 1st, 1993 |
| On October 6, 1992, the SLORC launched its Saw Hta offensive, sending 4 Battalions of troops down from Karenni (Kayah) State in the north to attack Saw Hta, a Karen village and trading gateway in northern Karen State on the Salween River. In this area, the Salween forms the border with Thailand. Saw Hta was quickly overrun, but fighting continued for months as the SLORC tried to take the entire area and push further down the Salween, in order to cut off Karen trading routes, open a new front against Manerplaw and possibly to try to capture sites where they have signed agreements to build dams in cooperation with the Thais. |
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Photo Set 93-C: The Shelling of Kyaun Sein Village
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Mar 31st, 1993 |
| In mid-February 1993, a mine exploded on a road not far from Kyaun Sein village, in Pa’an Township, Thaton District. Two SLORC military trucks were damaged. SLORC troops immediately went to Kyaun Sein village and demanded 70,000 Kyats compensation, but the villagers couldn’t pay. Two days later later another SLORC convoy came. Without warning, they fired 3 morter shells into Kyaun Sein village, killing one man ( Maung Hla Shwe, age 35) and wounding a 75-year-old woman (Pi Thu Meh) and her 10-year-old granddaughter (Naw Kaw Soe). No Karen soldiers were anywhere near the village at the time. |
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Photo Set 93-B
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Mar 31st, 1993 |
| This list describes photos sent out to supplement the following reports by the Karen Human Rights Group:
1. SLORC Rape in Thatone District (1/2/93)
2. SLORC's Use of Women Porters (16/2/93)
3. Torture of Karen Women by SLORC (16/3/93)
4. Male Porter Testimonies (17/2/93) |
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Photo Set 93-A
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Jan 11th, 1993 |
| This list describes photos sent out to supplement the following reports by the Karen Human Rights Group: 1. Karenni State:
Forced Relocation, Concentrations Camps and Slavery (10/8/92)
2. Supplementary Report on Karenni State (15/11/92)
3. Report by an Escaped SLORC Munitions Porter (13/11/92)
4. The Current Situation in Mudraw (Papun) District (13/11/92)
5. Forced Relocation in Thaton District (9/1/93)
6. Porter Testimonies: The SLORC's Saw Hta Offensive (10/1/93)
7. Porter Testimonies: Kawmoora Region (31/12/92) |
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