Type of Incident

Date of Incident(s)

May 11th 2014

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

B--- village and C--- village, Bilin Township, Doo Tha Htoo [Thaton] District

Victim Information

Name

A---

Age

60

Sex

Male

Nationality

Karen

Family   

Yes

Occupation

[Position censored for security]

Religion

Buddhist

Position

[Position censored for security]

Village

B---

Perpetrator Information

Name(s)              

Rank

Unit

Base

Commander’s Name

U Min Lwin

Engineer officer

BAJ

Mawlamyine

Unknown

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On April 10th 2014, the NGO [non-governmental organisation] BAJ [Bridge Asia Japan] and UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] came to C--- village with the permission of the government’s MPC [Myanmar Peace Center][3] and asked villagers [what] the needs of the villagers [were] for the development of the village.  The villagers mentioned that they need a school. After one month they [UNHCR and BAJ] responded to the villagers and said they would supply water. 

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

The person who knows about this information is Saw A--- because he is a [position censored for security]. So, if these people [UNHCR and BAJ] want to come [to the area] they have to communicate with him and explain the things that they want to do [in the area]. 

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail. For each incident, be sure to include 1) when the incident happened, 2) where it happened, 3) what happened, 4) how it happened, 5) who was involved, and 6) why it happened. Also describe any villager response(s) to the incident, the aftermath and the current living situation of the victims. Please use the space prepared below, and create an attachment if needed.

Regarding the [accuracy of the] information and the date above, this event really did happen in B--- village and C--- village. The NGOs that were permitted [into the area] by the government’s MPC were the BAJ and UNHCR, [so they] came in and [began] a water project. The water project is not the root need for these residents. Actually, the villagers stated that they need a school [for education] but they [UNHCR and BAJ] provided support for water [instead]. The water will be distributed to the villagers from three water storage [tanks] in B--- village. Two water storage [tanks] are for C--- village and one water storage [tank] is for B--- [village], close to the place where they draw water [from]. But there has been no benefit [to the villagers] since the project started. They [UNHCR and BAJ] said to the villagers that they will continue working [on the project] this summer when there is road access to the village. There is no water supply [at this time] because the well digging is not finished and the water pump has not arrived yet. The [water] project will [eventually] be finished but as a consequence there will be a problem with the petrol cost of running the engine for the water [system].

The names and positions of people who implemented the project are: Mya Tun Sung Kyaw, field supporter; U Kyaw Thein Htaik, office manager; Naw Mi Mi Oo, project coordinator, Yangon office; U Min Lwin, senior engineer; Win Min Htun, underground water measurer [water table surveyor]; Nay Zar Sung, education and negotiation officer; Naw Lwin Paw, deputy education administrator; and U Khin Maung Htway, transportation contractor. The project start date was May 10th 2014; the materials arrived on May 11th 2014 and they started working [on that day]. The materials [for construction] are: 1,300 bricks, 200 cement sacks, 50 iron rods and a half ton of iron wire rods. There has been no explanation to the villagers of how much money has been spent [on the project] and how it was used.   

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

Since the voice of the villager I interviewed is low and unclear, I did not record his voice. I conducted an interview with him and I noted down the information in a notebook. He also gave me permission to use this information and provide it to the United Nations (UN) so that the whole world will know the information and find out what is actually going on [on the ground].