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The above photos were taken on January 1st 2013, and they show two different angles of a Mitsubishi bulldozer beside the Meh Tee Loh River, near the Ta Kon Taing village flat field farm in Bu Tho Township, Hpapun District. According to the community member who took these photos, the bulldozer is operated by a Burma government construction company, referred to locally as “GE”, and is used for repairing the Way Hsa Way Moo vehicle road, repairing Tatmadaw army camps and for constructing additional buildings in Meh Klaw village tract. In order to do such construction, the company takes stone and sand from Meh Tee Loh River beside Peh Klaw Day villagers’ farms. They started collecting materials in October 2012. According to the community member, the local KNU authority, village head and village tract leader gave the company permission to collect stones and sand for only ten days in October 2012; however, as of January 2013, they are still collecting stones.[3] [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The first photo above was taken on January 6th 2013 and shows two boys, 14 and 15 years of age, beside the Meh Tee Loh River collecting stones used commonly for building and repairing army camps. According to the community member who took this photo, the boys will sell the stone to a Burma government construction company from Hpapun to earn money for their living. At the time of this photo, the two boys had already been collecting stones for three or four days, but they had not sold the stones yet. The construction company buys one full truck of stones (see blue ‘Cantar’ truck below) for 15,000 kyat (US $15.24).[4] The second photo above was taken on January 7th 2013, and it shows three people who collect stones for their livelihood, piling stones onto an oxcart for transport. The cart belongs to a Ta Kon Taing villager, Win Nyo, who is running his business by using his two cows and a cart to transport stones from areas where large trucks cannot travel due to lack of a vehicle road, and transporting the stones to a truck (see blue ‘Cantar’ truck below) waiting on a vehicle road. He receives 3,000 kyat (US $3.05) for transporting one oxcart full of stones, but he does not transport the same amount every day. The village tract leader and the security guard have not given permission for this business activity but Win Nyo’s village head has given him permission to continue this work until January 19th 2013, after which he will have to stop. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The above photos were taken on January 7th 2013, and show villagers collecting stones in Meh Tee Loh River beside a flat field in order to sell the stones. As they do not have jobs or any steady income, they collet stones for money. These people are not residents of Meh Klaw village tract, but they are from Ta Kon Taing, Way Muh, Way Hsa, Meh T’Roh and T’Poh Klah villages. Some of them are Tatmadaw soldiers’ family members. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The above photos were taken on January 7th 2013 beside Meh Tee Loh River, which is near Ta Kon Taing villagers’ flat farms in Meh Klaw village tract. The photos show villagers and the areas where stone mining occurs. This mining site is close to the flat field farms, canals and rivers which the Meh Klaw village tract residents rely upon for their living. The Ta Kon Taing village head worries that the removal of the stones will cause the river to overflow and flood villagers’ farms during monsoon season. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The above photos were taken on January 7th 2013. The above left photo was taken in Meh Klaw village tract on the Meh Tee Loh River, and it shows piles of stones and people, such as the man carrying stones on his shoulder in the photo on the left, who collect stones for their livelihood. The right photo shows the river where the stone has been collected from in Klaw Day village. The village head observes the process and said that this stone trading can destroy villagers’ flat field farms, as the water level of Meh Tee Loh River will rise during monsoon season and nearby farms will be flooded without large stones to reinforce the sides of the river. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The above left photo was taken on January 8th 2013 in Ta Kon Taing village, Meh Klaw village tract, and shows a person who is blind, but collecting stones like other people for his income. The above right photo was taken on January 7th 2013, and it shows villagers who are collecting stones at Meh Tee Loh River, Meh Klaw village tract for their livelihood, which they sell to a Burma government construction company. According to the community member who took these photos, they work for the whole day but only earn 5,000 kyat (US $5.08) per person per day. Collecting stone may destroy Klaw Day villagers’ flat farms and canals, so villagers from Klaw Day are opposed to ongoing stone mining. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]
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The above left photo was taken on January 6th 2013 beside Meh Tee Loh River, Klaw Day area, which is near Ta Kon Taing villagers’ farms. The picture shows a dump truck carrying stone and people collecting stone and loading it onto the truck. The right photo was taken on January 7th 2013 in the Meh Tee Loh valley, beside Klaw Day flat farms. It is a photo of the dump truck returning to an area where the stones are stored. The Klaw Day village head informed the stone collectors and driver not to collect stones, as it will lead to the destruction of villagers’ livelihoods. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Hpapun District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The 14 photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 50 other photos and a general update on the situation in Hpapun District.[2]