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Myanmar: aftermath: three years of dislocation in the Kayah state

During February 1999 Amnesty International interviewed dozens of Karenni civilians who had escaped to Thailand in late 1998 and early 1999. They reported recent widespread incidents of forced labour and portering, arbitrary arrests and torture, and extrajudicial killings by the military, which occurred in the context of the internal displacement of civilians in the Kayah … Continue reading Myanmar: aftermath: three years of dislocation in the Kayah state →

Myanmar: ethnic minority rights under attack

This report focuses on human rights violations against members of ethnic minority groups. These abuses, including extrajudicial executions; ill-treatment in the context of forced portering and labour; and intimidation during forcible relocations occur both in the context of counter-insurgency operations, and in areas where cease-fires hold.