Hpa-an Situation Update: Hlaingbwe Township, April to May 2015

Description: 

"This Situation Update describes events and issues occurring in Hlaingbwe Township, Hpa-an District during the period between April and May 2015, including a development project in which the Burma/Myanmar government built a new town on villagers? lands, as well as healthcare and education updates... Between 1981 and 1982, some of the A--- villagers fled to the refugee camps on the Thai-Burma/Myanmar border and left their lands behind. Between 2013 and 2015 the Burma/Myanmar government built a new town on these villagers? lands and called it A--- Town... The Burma/Myanmar government constructed buildings, a road, and army camps on the villager?s lands, limiting the amount of land villagers living there can use to earn a living. Futhermore, A--- village refugees will have no land to build their homes on if they return... Due to a lack of employment opportunities in Burma/Myanmar, many young people from Hlaingbwe Township migrate to Thailand in order to find work..."

Source/publisher: 

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2015-07-30

Date of entry: 

2015-09-15

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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188.98 KB

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