This list describes photos sent out to supplement the following reports by the Karen Human Rights Group:
Related Reports | Reference Term |
1. SLORC Rape in Thatone District (1/2/93) 2. SLORC's Use of Women Porters (16/2/93) 3. Torture of Karen Women by SLORC (16/3/93) 4. Male Porter Testimonies (17/2/93) |
"Rape" |
Note that all scars seen in the photos had already had months to heal when the photos were taken, so the wounds were in fact much worse than they appear in the photos. The peoples’ names given in this list correspond to the names used for them in the reports; these are not their real names. These photos many be duplicated, distributed or published for non-commercial purposes in the interest of spreading information on the plight of people in Burma. Prints of most of the photos can be provided on request, but please send a contribution to cover transport, duplication, and postal costs, and allow for the time it will take us to send the negatives out to be copied. Photos can also be sent via email upon request.
Photo #1: Naw Wah Lay Htoo and child. ("Rape", page 1)
Photo #2: Naw Paw Htoo, age 30. ("Porters", page 2)
Photo #3: (L to R) Pi Hser Paw and Pi She Wah, both aged 60. ("Porters", page 3)
Photo #4: Naw Ghay Htoo, age 19. ("Porters", page 5)
Photo #5: Cha Ka Ri, age 18, ("Porters", Page 5)
Photo #6: Naw Si Po, age 15. ("Porters", page 6)
Photo #7: Naw Muh , age 16. ("Porters", page 7)
Photo #8: A 15 years old escaped woman porter (not in report).
Photo #9: Three other escaped woman porters, ages (L to R) 16, 50, and 40 (not in report).
Photo #10: (L to R) Maung Hla, age 40, and Thein Myint, age 43, who were porters for 3 months before escaping. They were kidnapped in Moulmein. ("Men", page 1)
Photo #11: The back of Thein Myint’s neck, showing scars from beatings with sticks and heavy loads. ("Men", Page 1)
Photo #12: Thein Myint’s chest, showing the skin rash still present a month after escape, caused by never being allowed to bathe for 3 months. ("Men", page 2)
Photo #13: Burn scars on the back of Naw Many Paw’s legs. The soldiers repeatedly put their bayonets on a fire until red hot, then rubbed them up and down her legs to cause the burns. ("Torture", page 2) She is 55 years old.
Photo #14: Naw May Paw’s hip; showing another bayonet scar already healed. ("Torture", page 1)
Photo #15: Naw May Paw’s arm, showing where the soldiers burned her with hot bayonets and coals. ("Torture", page 1)
Photo #16: Naw Wah’s upper arm, where the soldiers dripped burning plastic on her skin. ("Torture") She is 40 years old.
Photos #17, 18: Naw Lah, age 26, showing some of the scars still apparent on her legs. The divots in the flesh near her left knee were made with the tips of bayonets. Photo #18 is Naw Lah showing further evidence of beatings on her legs. ("Torture")
Photo #19: (L to R) Naw May Paw, age 55, Naw Lah, age 26, and Naw Wah, age 40. ("Torture")