Summary" "Since late 2006, the Science and Human Rights Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has compiled a set of high-resolution satellite images to document the ongoing conflict in Karen State and other regions of Burma. This study in Burma follows similar activities undertaken by AAAS on Zimbabwe, Darfur, and elsewhere as part of its Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights project. Primary funding for this project comes from the Open Society Institute, with significant resources provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as well. Monitoring human rights violations in eastern Burma with satellite imagery utilizes on-theground information reported via websites and email from organizations active in the region. These organizations include the Free Burma Rangers, the Karen Human Rights Group, and the Thailand Burma Border Consortium. Their reporting was reviewed by AAAS staff and compared with a set of geospatial data and traditional maps on eastern Burma to precisely locate villages and areas that may have been attacked. These locations were then compared with existing archives of commercial, high-resolution satellite imagery, and in many cases new satellite imagery was ordered as well. Using these sets of satellite imagery, AAAS staff determined if visible evidence of reported attacks was found. At present, AAAS has obtained and analyzed high-resolution commercial satellite imagery covering a few small areas of eastern Burma. Specifically, about 2,000 square kilometers of the Papun, Toungoo, and Dooplaya Districts of Karen State, and a small area of Shan State, have been assessed. In addition, growth of a refugee camp in Thailand was also documented. Twentyfive sites from the imagery that correlate with reporting from the region are presented below, including possible evidence of destroyed villages and houses, possible evidence of forced relocation, and expanded military camps in the area. These findings are detailed in the following pages and are also available for viewing on Google Earth (see Appendix A). AAAS efforts to acquire and analyze imagery and other data concerning the conflict in Burma are continuing as further input on the process is sought. AAAS welcomes comments and questions on its work to date, on any possible future image acquisitions, and input on attack locations in general. Please send such information, and any other comments, to Lars Bromley ([email protected]; 202.326.6495).