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HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

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On 1st August 1994, at the border of China in the area of Nam Kham, one Burmese captain on a boat on the Nam Mao river returning from Murng Mao was gunned to death in the middle of the river by an unidentified gunman who was in another boat passing by.

On 3rd August 1994, the SLORC troops at Nam Hkam accused the MTA (Mong Tai Army) of the killing and captured the three headmen of Warn Norng, Warn Tse Hai and Warn Koong Sar. While being interrogated they were savagely tortured. The headman of Koong Sar was put into prison for eight months because the incident was located near his village. His house was ransacked and all his property looted.

On 3rd August 1994, at 16:00 hours, six of the troops of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 316 at Ta Lur of Tachilek Township, eastern Shan State, came to Warn Nam Khoom of Mong Lane village circle and asked for Nai Wong, age 46, son of Koat Sar and Nang Noan, and accused him of being in contact with MTA (Mong Tai Army). Since they could not capture him, they ransacked his house and looted his property, including his Toyata (No. na-3009).

The next day, on 14th August, they came back again an took away his belongings as follows:

1. radio cassette	1
2. Sewing machine	1
3. cattle	19
4. Water buffalo	1
5. dogs	2
6. chicken	120
7. goods totaling 200,000 baht

From 1st December 1994 to 15th April 1995, the commander of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 99 from Lang Khur, southern Shan State, ordered the people of Warn Hart village circle of Larng Khur to come and work as slave labourers on the 22-mile-long road construction from Na Kong to Tsa-Lorng. Labour was allotted according to the size of the village: the smallest had to construct at least three miles of road, the less small four miles, and so on. After the road had been constructed, the people, their carts and cattle were not allowed to set foot on it; only army trucks loaded with their rations were seen passing to and fro.

On 12th January 1995, the troops of SLORC Lignt Infantry Battalion No.360 raided the area of Murng Peing Township in search of porters. Unluckily Tsai Sarm Noi, aged 30, and five others from Warn Peing Saii were captured and sent to the front line as porters to attack Pa-ke camp in Murng Toom village circle, Murng Sart Township. The SLORC did not provide the porters with enough food, so Tsai Sarn Noi resorted to escaping by killing one Burmese guard. He then came to join the MTA. He reported that he had seen some Burmese soldiers laying down their weapons and deserting at the front line.

From the first week of January 1995 to 21st May 1995, the commander of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.99 forced the people of Warn Hart village circle, Larng Khur Township, southern Shan State to come and work as slave labourers on road construction from Nam Yoom to Tsa Larng, and down to Ta Soup Teing (the mouth of the Teing river). There are 18 villages and every household had to participate twice a month. Those who could not go had to pay a fine of 2000 kyat. People who were working on the construction were often captured as porters by the SLORC troops.

The following are the households who participated in the road constructin.

1.	Warn Hart	103	households
2.	Warn Ho-Koon	90
3.	Warn Song Ke	65
4.	Warn Tein	160
5.	Warn Loi Sur	200
6.	Warn nam Murn	20
7.	Warn Hona	100
8.	Warn Nam Saii	300
9.	Warn Toor Neu	200
10.	Warn Na Kong	300
11.	Warn Koon Kharn	130
12.	Warn Khoom Oat	50
13.	Warn Harn Lon Mong	20
14.	Warn Eoon	30
15.	Warn Mark Pin Worn	30
16.	Warn Hart Saii Long	25
17.	Warn Mang	20
18.	Warn Mark Eoon Lao	100
		1,943	households

On 11th February 1995, about fifty troops of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.525 came into Warn Tsa Larng village, Warn Hart village circle of Larng Khur Township, Southern Shan State, and shot two pigs belonging to Nang Kham, aged 30, for their rations. When the owner tried to ask for compensation they threatened to find her.

On 22nd February 1995, the same troops of the same battalion came to Warn Tsa Larng again, but this time they cut down all the 90 banana plants belonging to Loong Nu, aged 55. They told the owner of the garden to collect all the bunches of the bananas for them, and warned him not to steal any ripe ones.

On 23rd February 1995, troops of SLORC Battalion No.68 from Lashio, raided villagers of Koom Morng village, Murng Tom village circle, Tarng Yarn township, Northern Shan State. The villagers ran away and hid themselves in nearby fields. Unfortunately one of the villagers named Nang Tsum, aged 20, was caught by them and they robbed the belongings that she had hidden in her hut as follows:
1. necklace (1 baht weight) worth 60,000 kyat
2. ruby ring (? baht weight) worth 30,000 kyat

On 29th February 1995, five soldiers from SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.525 patrolling along the bank of Nam Yoom near Wor Tsa-Larng, Worn Hart village circle Larng Khur Township, southern Shan State, saw an old lady Nai Sing, aged 61, taking a bath. They captured her and gang raped her till she lost her consciousness.

10.

On 1st March 1995, five soldiers from SLORC Light Infantry Regiment No.525, raided Warn Na Kong, Warn Hart village circle, Larn Khur Township, southern Shan State and looted property from the following villagers
1. Sarng Loo 3 chickens
2. Nang Tsor Mung 10 pe rice
3. Loong Oo 7 chickens

11.

From 1st to 15th March 1995, the commander of SLORC battalion No.68 forced people of 26 villagers of Murng Keng, Warn Kart and Murng Tom village circles of Tarng Yarn Township, Northern Shan State, to leave their villages within 15 days and come to stay near the SLORC forces at Warn Kart village of Warn Kart village circle. They threatened to burn down the houses of those who refused to leave their villages.

After the people had left their villages and come to stay at Warn Kart, they realised that there was not enough room for them to live, to plant and to plough. They then had to get permission to go back to their old fields (some up to 15 miles away) to work, but they had to come back the same day. At the check point, anyone who did not have any permission was beaten savagely.

The following are the households that fled away from the three village circles:

1.	Na Kor	50	households
2.	Norng Ham	30
3.	Norng Tsarm	35
4.	Norng Lurm	25
5.	Fai lang	30
6.	Nam Look	30
7.	Koan Mong	70
8.	Loi Lurm	30
9.	Mark Kharm	80
10.	Na Sorng	45
11.	Ho Sor	30
12.	Vein Kwaii	40
13.	Parng Lor	40
14.	Warn Norng Noo	20
15.	Na tee	42
16.	Na Leang	22
17.	Koan Nim	33
18.	Na Lao	41
19.	Nam Sork	85
20.	Norng Khar	34
21.	Na Kong	30
22.	Kor-leng	31
23.	Kew Saii	65
24.	Tse le	41
25.	Ho Moan	42
26.	Worn Korng	32
		1,043	households

12.

On 18th March 1995, at 16:00 hours, twelve soldiers of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.359 raided Warn ma Ka Ho Hkam of Tachilek Township, looking for porters. At the Tachilek-Taunggyi bus station they caught five young men who were eating, but four of them managed to escape. Only one, who was a Thai citizen named Tsai Sarm Noi from Kor Saii, Mae Sai, did not escape. While he was being interrogated, they beat his head with a rifle butt and he had to receive 18 stitches at Mae Sai hospital.

13.

Since 20th March 1995, after the attack of MTA against the SLORC forces in Tachileik, the Burmese army has put up a barbed wire fence along the Mae Sai stream to prevent people from crossing. Out of those who have been caught while trying to cross to buy goods, females were sent to the army camp on the hill, and then punished by being tied up flat on the ground and then left baking under the sun for three hours; males were sent to the jail for one night or sent to the front line as porters. Those who were able to pay the sum of 2,000 baht were released. Such arrests had been continuing up to 21st May 1995, and it is unknown how long they will continue.

14.

On April 1995, troops from SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 67 raided Warn Nam Lin village, Murng Hen village circle, Murng Yai township, and shot and killed the following villagers;
1. Loong Or, 55, son of Loong Ti and Naii Loi Tsing
2. Loong Hkam Sorn, 56, son of Loong Tun and Naii Loo
3. Nang Sar, 30, daughter of Loong Hkam Sorn
4. Sarng Parn, 32, son of Loong Moan and Naii Ing.
The abbot of Nai Pu Monastery of Murng Heng was arrested by SLORC troops, who put him in Murng Yai Jail for three days and then transferred him to Lashio prison. They accused him of supporting the MTA.

15.

When the MTA attacked Tachileik on March 20, 1995, SLORC soldiers seized 2 innocent young men and 3 women:

1.	Sai Yee, 29, son of Loong On (his right ear was cut off and both legs stabbed repeatedly by a bayonet.)
2.	Sai Moun, 23, son of Loong Hsam Noi, Ta-le ward of Nam Kham (his upper lip was cut off.)
3.	Namg Ham Ni, 25, daughter of Oo Te Ni, Yan Shin ward, Murng Koo village circle;
4.	2 other young women from Hong Lerk of Murng Hsat village were also seized by Maj. Thein Han and Capt Pe Than of No.24 Intelligence Camp.
	There has been no news of these captives since their arrest.

16.

5 civilians from Loi Muck Owe, west of Tachilek, were taken by the SLORC as porters for two months because they could not afford to pay 60,000 kyats each:
1. Ar Hsoo, 64, Murng Peng
2. Kyar Hpa, 45, Nam Muh, Murng Peng
3. Kyar Hey, 25, Peng Hsan, Murng Peng
4. Ai Mong, 18, Hwe Hsai, Nam Zang
5. Nun Dor, 17, Hwe Hsai, Nam Zang.

They reported seeing at least 100 corpses of SLORC soldiers and many dead mules at the sites of clashes with the MTA.

17.

On 17th January 1995, the troops of Company 4 of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.64 of Laii Kha led by Capt. Aung Myo came to know that five of the rice mill owners of Laii Kha had closed their mills. He then fined them 500 kyat each, and ordered each mill after the harvest to grind (15) tins of their own grain for the Burmese army freely. The mill owners are (1) Long Yawt Sorn, (2) Tsai Lurn Kham Poi. (3) Kham Tsing Ngo, (4) Tsai Yee and (5) Long Khin.

18.

On 2nd February 1995, the commander of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 515 stationed at Murng Koong ordered the people of Nam Kut village, Tung Lao village circle of Murng Koong twonship to work for them. Each member of every household had to participate in doing work such as digging bunkers, collecting firewood, fetching water, making huts, etc. Those who refused to participate were threatened with heavy fines.

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On 13th February 1995, fifty soldiers of Company 2 of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 525, led by Capt. Khin Kyaw Thu, raided Warn Parng Kho Yop village, Murng Nang village circle, Lai Kha township, and ransacked the house of Tsai Ne Win and took away the foolowing property:
1. jacket 1
2. shirt 1
3. Money in cash 1200 kyat
4. chickens 5
5. shoes 4 pairs

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On 5th March 1995, the troops of company 4 of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No. 64, stationed at Lai Kha --- by Capt. Aung Myo forced the farmers from the following villages to come and sell theirgrain at the rate of 70 kyat per tin while the actual rate is 325 kyat per tin;

1.	Warn Parng	120	tins
2.	Norng Ya Sai	128
3.	Norng Kar	8
4.	Warn Mau	12
5.	Nam Main	8
6.	Norng Woe	8
7.	Koong Tsam Kar	8
8.	Mok Tsarm	8
9.	Warn Heng	24
		324	tins

21.

On 20th March 1995, troops of SLORC Light Infantry Regiment No.64, of Lai Kha, raided Warn Parng village, Warn Hen village circle of Lai Kha township, and stole chickens from the following villagers;

1.	Nang Yoong	2
2.	Loong Kham Hurng	3
3.	Loong Zawana	4
4.	Poo Loi Tsurn	4
5.	Khing Oong	5
6.	Pantamoo	2
7.	Loong Dima	2
8.	Loong Dima (short)	3
9.	Loong Dima (headman)	3
		28

22.

On 3rd April 1995, the troops of company 4 of SLORC Light Infantry Battalion No.424 captured 20 cattle belonging to the traders of Ho Pong, southern Shan State at Fang Porn, east of Loi Sao.

23.

On 13th April 1995, the same troops of the same regiment captured another 34 cattle belonging to the traders in the Parng Orn area of See Seng township, southern Shan State.

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