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KHRG Karenni, part 5/5
FORCED RELOCATION IN KARENNI
An Independent Report by the Karen Human Rights Group
July 15, 1996 / KHRG #96-24
* PART 5 OF 5 - SEE OTHER POSTINGS FOR OTHER PARTS OF THIS REPORT *
[NOTE: SOME DETAILS OMITTED OR REPLACED BY 'XXXX' FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION]
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Translation of Forced Relocation Order
Following is the direct translation of the form letter sent to most or all of
the 98 villages between the Pon and Salween Rivers on June 1st. It is a 2-
page typed order with the addressee, village and village tract names
written in by hand (replaced by xxxx here). A photocopy of the Burmese
original is included on the following page. LORC = Law & Order
Restoration Council, LIB = Light Infantry Battalion (abbreviations are
used here where they are used in the Burmese original).
Stamp: Township Law & Order Restoration Council
Township LORC Shadaw Town
Shadaw Town Ref. No. 101 / 1-1 / Ya Ta - 1 (Tha Wa)
Date: 1996 May 31
To: Village Head
xxxx village
xxxx village tract
Subject: Gathering all the villages in Shadaw Township at Shadaw Town
Reference: Frontline No. 337 LIB's letter dated 30-5-96,
reference no. 337 / 01 / U-1
1) According to the above order, to establish peacefulness and restore law
and order within Shadaw Township, all the area between the Pon River and
Salween River, all villages south of Shadaw and north of Shadaw, must
gather at Shadaw. 7 JUNE 1996 IS THE LAST DAY for all the villages to
gather,
we send this letter to inform you all. If you do not gather by the deadline
the troops will enter the village and if we see anyone we will consider them
as enemy.
2) Therefore your village must move to Shadaw, and 7 JUNE 1996 IS THE
LAST DAY, we hereby inform you.
3) For the villages to come here, the Township Law & Order Restoration
Council will arrange a place [for them all to stay].
[Sd.]
Chairman
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Copies to:
- Chairman, State Law & Order Restoration Council, Kayah State, Loikaw Town
- Chairman, District Law & Order Restoration Council, Kayah State, Loikaw
Town
- Frontline camp, #337 Light Infantry Battalion, Shadaw Town
- Chairmen, Market quarter / Southern quarter / | Notice: When the
villagers
Central quarter / Aung Chan Tha quarter, | move here, [I] inform you
Quarter LORCs, Shadaw Town | to help them.
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List of Villages Affected
The following villages are known to have been forcibly relocated. This list
has been provided courtesy of the Karenni Information Ministry. It is not
complete. Numbers in the lists correspond to the numbered dots on the
map showing village locations. Some village names are common and
repeat themselves, such as Daw Kraw Aw, Daw Tama and Daw Mu Say.
Between Pon River and Salween River
The following 98 villages were all sent a written order (see example copy
in this report) on 1 June ordering them to move to Shadaw or Ywathit
relocation site by 7 June. Most of them were forced to move to Shadaw.
The area measures about 120 km. from north to south by 15 km. from east
to west.
No. Village Name
1 Daw Kadweet
2 Daw Taku
3 Daw Eida
4 Daw Naw Klu
5 Tee Taraku
6 Tee Leh
7 Naw Plu
8 Daw Tanaw
9 Leh Dukaw
10 Daw Mu Say
11 Leh Du
12 Thaw Thwee Leh
13 Daw Mu Leh
14 Nam Aw Lay
15 Klaw Leh
16 Tee Ka Bo Leh
17 Su Leh
18 Daw Wai Raw
19 Thirida (East)
20 Thirida (West)
21 Daw The Phu
22 Daw Noh Ku
23 Daw Klaw Leh
24 Daw Klo Ku
25 Daw Mumar
26 Daw The
27 Daw So Klai
28 Daw Soe
29 Daw Kraw Aw
30 Pana Leh
31 Tee Tho Ku
32 Tin Loi
33 Daw Leh Ku
34 Daw Law Bu
35 Nam Loi Yin
36 Daw Ei Taw
37 Shadaw (North)
38 (name not given)
39 Tee Ku Leh
40 Shadaw (West)
41 Shadaw (South)
42 Pa Lai Lai
43 Daw So Sah
44 Daw Pu Ei
45 Bu Law Ku
46 Si Ko Leh
47 Daw Ta Ma
48 Daw Ta Maw
49 Daw Klaw Leh Du
50 Daw Thaw Bu
51 Daw Ei Lah
52 Daw The
53 Nga Ma Loh Soe
54 Daw Klaw Leh Phu
55 Daw Mi Ku
56 Daw Ei Sa
57 Daw Klo Ku
58 Daw Ta Tho
59 Daw Klai The
60 Daw Klo Ku
61 Daw So Kyar
62 Tee Kay Leh
63 Daw Klaw Duh
64 Dee Leh
65 Daw Soh Doh
66 Daw Klo Ku
67 Daw Thaw Ku
68 Daw Tama
69 Daw Tamwi
70 Daw Bo Loh
71 Daw Mu Say
72 Daw Kraw Aw
73 Daw Leh Da
74 Su Leh
75 Daw Sar Si
76 Daw Lar Leh
77 Daw He So
78 Nam Phe Ku
79 Manai Ku
80 Daw Leh Ku
81 Tee Tho Ku
82 Daw Kulee
83 Wan Loi
84 Pa Ku Dah
85 Wan Pi Lu
86 Nam Lin
87 Leh Way
88 Mine Lam
89 Wan Pha Gyi
90 Wan Pla
91 Wan Chai
92 Nan Noh
93 Ji Kwe
94 Sa Laung
95 Wan Aw 1
96 Wan Aw 2
97 Saw Lon
98 Tee Ke Leh
Pah Saung and Maw Chi area
The following 52 villages, possibly more, are known to have been ordered
to relocation sites with a deadline of 20 June. Villages in Pah Saung
township have been forced to move to a site near Pah Saung, villages
north and south of Maw Chi to relocation sites near Maw Chi, and a few
villages about 30 km. northwest of Maw Chi near the source of the Too
River have been forced to move to Bu Ko and Kwa Chi villages. The
entire area covers an 80-km long swath going northwest from the Karen
State border in the south up to the southern tip of Shan State.
No. Village Name
99 Peh Ko Kee
100 Ko Baw Doh
101 Ku Tru
102 Lay Law Tee
103 Tu Doh Lay Ko
104 Baw Tar
105 Bu Law Po
106 Har Thedo
107 Kaw Tu Doh
108 Sho Daw Ko
109 Plo Ti
110 Ma Tu Peh
111 Yeh Mu Peh
112 Pan Put
113 Nam Kut
114 Pa Haw Ko
115 Yaw Di Ka
116 Po Bu Ku
117 Sho Ka Seh (1)
118 Sho Ka Seh (2)
119 Geh Lo (lower)
120 Ka Bweh Doh
121 Plah Kee
122 Bwa Doh
123 La Bweh Po
124 Ho Sak
125 Ka Baw Nga
126 Bu Ko
127 Kwa Chi
128 Sho Lo
129 Lel Po
130 Ka Tho Kee
131 Pweh Li Ko
132 Thi Bo
133 Hu Mu Kla
134 Ra Raw Bo
135 Lar Wa
136 Thaw Thi Lu
137 Par Put
138 Tu Ka Thu
139 Thaw Thi Po
140 La Par Ti
141 Doh Po
142 Pain Chit
143 Kaw Kee
144 Doh Mo Kaw
145 Sonlel
146 Yu Lay Ko
147 Ko Leh
148 Bweh Do Tha
149 Keh Kaw
150 Par Weh
Dee Maw So, Pruso and Baw La Keh area
The following 26 villages east of the Baw La Keh-Pruso-Dee Maw So road
were forced to move to relocation sites at Tee Po Klo, Kay Lia, Daw Tama
Gyi, and Baw La Keh by the deadline of 25 June. The region measures 40
km. north-south and 15 km. east-west.
No. Village Name
151 Daw Ku Li
152 Daw Lyah Ku
153 La Li Leh
154 Daw Law Ku
155 Bu Lyar
156 Ta Po
157 Daw Tanaw
158 Daw Put
159 Daw Bya Ku
160 Daw Ta Kleh
161 Daw Law Ku
162 Kay Bi Soe
163 Daw Pet
164 Daw Preh Tu
165 Daw So Ku
166 Tee The Ku
167 Daw Takya
168 Daw Kyli
169 Daw Mo Sheh
170 Bu Ku
171 Daw Kaw
172 Daw Par
173 Daw Tama Gyi
174 Daw Klet
175 Daw So Pya
176 Daw Nyeh Ku
Daw Tama area
The following 7 villages in Daw Tama area, east of the Salween River
near the Thai border, were forced to move to a relocation site near Daw
Tama by the deadline of 25 June.
No. Village Name
177 Thaw Thwi Leh
178 Tee Kaw Leh
179 Daw Plaw Du
180 Daw Tama
181 Myeh Leh
182 Daw Peh
183 Daw Ta Tho
Loikaw area
Elders of the following 29 villages northeast of Loikaw have been forced to
sign papers guaranteeing that they will be forced to relocate if any shots
are fired in the region. The area is between the Loikaw-Taunggyi road
and the Pon River, from Loikaw northward to the Shan border - a 25 km.
square area.
No. Village Name
184 Pa Da Nyeh
185 Pa Kyeh Thit
186 Pa Temah
187 Daw Mu Kla
188 Lar Boi (lower)
189 Lar Boi (upper)
190 Sam Pya
191 Daw Kraw Ku
192 Daw The
193 Lay Aim Su
194 Nam Ma Hu
195 Daw The
196 Daw Par Pa
197 Mai Mya
198 Tha Wa
199 Wah
200 Paya Pyu
201 Ye Kan
202 Kon Nah (lower)
203 Kone Paw
204 Wan Kar
205 Kon Mako
206 Koy Ton
207 Nam Koy
208 Mae Huso
209 Tee Lon
210 Nam Sonkuay
211 Wa Ngaw (west)
212 Wa Ngaw (east)
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