Reports By Year > 2003

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There were 2 reports in 2003. These are listed below.

REPORT TITLE	DATE
SPDC & DKBA Orders to villages: Papun, Pa'an, Thaton, Nyaunglebin, Toungoo, & Dooplaya Districts  [Orders report]	Aug 22nd, 2003
This report presents the direct translations of 783 order documents and letters, selected from a total of 1,007 such documents. The orders dictate demands for forced labour, money, food and materials, place restrictions on movements and activities of villagers, and make threats to arrest village elders or destroy villages of those who fail to obey.
Expansion of the Guerrilla Retaliation Units and Food Shortages in Toungoo District of Northern Karen State  [Field report]	Jun 16th, 2003
The situation faced by the villagers of Toungoo District (see Map 1) is worsening as more and more parts of the District are being brought under the control of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) through the increased militarisation of the region. At any one time there are no fewer than a dozen battalions active in the area. Widespread forced labour and extortion continue unabated as in previous years, with all battalions in the District being party to such practices. The imposition of constant forced labour and the extortion of money and food are among the military’s primary occupations in the area. The strategy of the military is not one of open confrontation with the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) – the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU) - but of targeting the civilian population as a means of cutting all lines of support and supply for the resistance movement.
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