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　　　　　　Human Rights Violations In The Karen State, Burma
　　　　　　　　　　　　November 18, 1996
[Nyaunglaybin district]
　On October 14.1996, Slorc Company 3 commander of LIB 349, Saw E Sec, staged a robbery at a place called "Payadaga" and took 10,700 Kyats (Burmese currency) from Maung Tin Shwe, 7,800 Kyats from Myint Lwin, 14,800 Kyats from Thein Tun, 10,000 kyats from Myo Thein, two tins of rice from U K'la and two tins of rice from Po Thein. This Slorc commander always robbed and confisticated money and goods from the villagers who trade in the area. On October 15,1996, he forcibly took 4 buffaloes from Saw Win Bo, a villager in the area.
　Slorc soldiers at Kyauk Kyi area forcibly took 64 women some of who have breast feeding babies, to help clear the road from Kyauk Kyi town to the village of Pwa Gaw where there is a military camp.

[Papun district]
　On October 26,1996, Battalion commander Thein Htoo of LIB 19, entered Kyaw Nyo Hta village and set fire to the villagers' barns and destroyed about 500 baskets of rice. On October 27, 1996, he relocated 240 villages from two villages to Kaw Pu Military Camp and the villagers had to take shelter under the trees. On the same day, Slorc officer, Ye Lin Tun from LIB 434, relocated 65 villagers of Kyaw Nyo Hta village to Paw Hta Military Camp. The villagers were forced to go in front of the soldiers to clear mines and one woman, age 28, was reported killed by a land mine. The Slorc troops destroyed all the villagers' food and livestock that remained in the villages. The villagers are now facing starvation and disease. Six deaths were reported so far. The Slorc troops in the area still have plans to relocate all the remaining villages.

[Thaton district]
　Battalion Commander Thein Tun of LIB 24, issued orders that villagers in the area could not go outside their villages to cut wood or do their daily activities. If they were seen outside the village, they would be shot and killed. On October 26,1996, Company 3 commander Sein Aung of LIB 24, arrested two villagers, Maung San age 65 and Ko Toe age 55 and accused them of having contacts with the KNU in the area and thus were tortured seriously until now. Thein Tin, Battalion Commander from LIB 24, ordered the villagers of NO Ber Baw village to relocate to Ta Maw Daw village within 3 days. Three Slorc battalions are now active in the area.

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