The photos shown above were taken on December 31st 2014. The photo on the left shows 60-year-old Naw A--- who lives in B--- village, Win Yay Township, Dooplaya District and her plantation is shown in the picture on the right. Due to the construction of the Asian Highway,[3] her betel nut, coconut, mango, and jack fruit trees were destroyed. She said that she has not received any compensation for what she has lost. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Dooplaya District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The ten photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 450 other photos, eight video clips, two general updates on the situation in Dooplaya District and one incident report.[2]
The photo on the left was taken on January 22nd 2015 in Win Yay Township, Dooplaya District. It shows where the Asian Highway is being extended in order to straighten the road. Those with shops on this land knew nothing about the road being extended and so they did not move their shops and stayed on the land. The shop owners said the road construction company workers are slowly but surely pushing the soil into the area where the shops are. The villagers said that they will not move unless they receive compensation. The photo on the right was taken on November 30th 2014 in Kyainseikgyi Township, Dooplaya District. The name of this area is Lay Kee, located between C--- and D--- villages. On November 20th 2014, the road which goes from Kyainseikgyi Town to Kyaikdon Town had maintenance work begin on it by the Khin Zaw Company. Even though this was done to improve the road it destroyed parts of the surrounding land. The coconut tree in the photo will be destroyed as it is on the path and many betel nut trees have already been destroyed. The land owner has not yet received any compensation. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Dooplaya District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The ten photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 450 other photos, eight video clips, two general updates on the situation in Dooplaya District and one incident report.[2]
The above photos were taken on January 22nd 2015 in F--- village, A’Nan Kwin village tract, Win Yay Township, Dooplaya District. The photo on the left shows Saw E---’s wife who lost her house and land due to the construction of the Asian Highway. The photo on shows Saw G--- who also lost his house and the land his shop was on due to the construction of the Asian Highway. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Dooplaya District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The ten photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 450 other photos, eight video clips, two general updates on the situation in Dooplaya District and one incident report.[2]
The first two photos were taken on January 23rd 2015 in Win Yay Township, Dooplaya District. These photos show villagers repairing the road which connects H--- village to I--- village by themselves. The third photo was taken on November 30th 2014. The photo is from J--- village, between C--- and D--- villages, in Kyainseikgyi Township, Dooplaya District. The photo shows road construction by the Khin Zaw Company. It destroyed parts of a local sesame and rubber plantation. The plantation owner claimed that there should at least be compensation and if there is none, he will report the issue to the appropriate people. He is yet to receive any compensation. “This is harming [our] human rights,” was stated by the man that is standing in the third photo. The last photo was taken on February 7th 2015 in K--- village in Kyainseikgyi Township, Dooplaya District. In 2014 an unknown Chinese company came and built a clinic for the villagers but no one has utilised it yet. [Photos: KHRG]
The following photos were taken by a community member in Dooplaya District who has been trained by KHRG to monitor local human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1] The ten photos below were received along with other information from Dooplaya District, including 450 other photos, eight video clips, two general updates on the situation in Dooplaya District and one incident report.[2]