SLORC'S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN

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Subject: SLORC'S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN KAREN STATE

Human rights violations by the Slorc
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On September 15, 1995, in Taungoo district of the KNU Second
Brigade area, two male villagers from Wade Kho village, Saw
Parhar (42) and Saw Sein Win (30), were arrested and beheaded by
a Slorc column from the 233rd Regiment led by Major Soe Win Tin. 
On September 24, 1995, Saw Gadon Shwe from Sidaw Kho village was
also beheaded by the same Slorc column.

On September 16, 1995, domestic animals and rice owned by 
Karen villages on Bosar Khee range in Taungoo district of KNU
Second Brigade area were seized by a Slorc column from the 48th
Regiment led by Major Myint Han, without any compensation.

On September 17, 1995, a Slorc column from the 35th Regiment was
ambushed by the KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army) near Htee 
Law Thae village in Paphun district of Karen State. After that,
the Slorc troops accused the villagers of informing on them to
the KNLA and shot into Htee Law Thae village.  A female villager,
Naw Ngwe Htu, (45), was killed, and four others were seriously
injured. The same day, Baw Naw Htar and Ah Le Gaw Htar village
were burned down and all the belongings of the villagers were
taken by the same Slorc column.

On September 25, 1995, Bale Gaw village was burned down and the
belongings of villagers were also seized by a Slorc column from
the 60th Regiment. Three female villagers, Naw Kalu Htu (60), Naw
Thawl Htu (40) and Naw Yi Mae (68), were beheaded outside of the
village by the Slorc troops.


Source- KNU
Translated by the ABSDF Information Department