Hpapun Incident Report: Tatmadaw’s mortar shelling and military activities in Lu Thaw Township, December 2013

This photo was taken on December 22nd 2013 in E--- place, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Hpapun District, and it shows Saw C---, 62 years old, who is B---’s village head. He reported on the Tatmadaw’s mortar shelling and military activities in Lu Thaw Township. [Photo: KHRG]

Incident Report | Lu Thaw Township, Hpapun District (December 2013)

The following Incident Report was written by a community member who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights abuses. It is presented below translated exactly as originally written, save for minor edits for clarity and security.[1] This report was received in March 2014 along with other information from Hpapun District, including five other incident reports, four interviews, one situation update, 86 photographs and three video clips.[2]

Part 1 – Incident(s) Detail

Type of Incident

Type of Incident

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Type of Incident

Date of Incident(s)

Tatmadaw mortar fire

December 18th 2013

Type of Incident

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

Tatmadaw mortar fire

B--- village, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw [Hpapun] District

Type of Incident

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Date of Incident(s)

December 18th 2013

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

B--- village, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw [Hpapun] District

 

Victim Information

Victim Information

Victim Information

Name         

Age

Sex

Nationality

Religion  

Family

Occupation

Responsible

Village

Victim Information

Saw C---

62

Male

Karen

Animist

Married

Farmer

Village head

A---  IDP[3] camp

Victim Information

Saw D---

32

Male

Karen

Animist

Single

Farmer

Village head assistant

A---

IDP camp

Victim Information

Name         

Age

Sex

Nationality

Religion  

Family

Occupation

Responsible

Village

Saw C---

62

Male

Karen

Animist

Married

Farmer

Village head

A---  IDP[3] camp

Saw D---

32

Male

Karen

Animist

Single

Farmer

Village head assistant

A---

IDP camp
 
 
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Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information

Name 

Rank

Unit

Base   

Commander

Perpetrator Information

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hpla Hkoh army camp

N/A

Perpetrator Information

Name 

Rank

Unit

Base   

Commander

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hpla Hkoh army camp

N/A

Part 2 - Information Quality

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and the vice village head, Saw D---, in A--- [IDP camp]where they have been displaced since the Tatmadaw attacked them in 1975.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and the vice village head, Saw D---, in A--- [IDP camp]where they have been displaced since the Tatmadaw attacked them in 1975.

 

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

People who gave this information witnessed this incident and suffered it themselves.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

People who gave this information witnessed this incident and suffered it themselves.

Part 3 – Incident Details

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 attach if needed.

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 attach if needed.

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 attach if needed.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and vice village head, Saw D---, in Maw A--- [IDP Camp] and they explained the situation as the following.

[They said that,] “Since we fled from our village on September 11th 1975, we have not been able to go back and live in our village. Now, even though it is a ceasefire period,[4] we dare not go back as the Tatmadaw are based in [nearby] Hpla Hkoh [army camp] and they repair [reinforce] their place [army camp] and their vehicle road, and are being sent rations. Also, they still fire [shell] mortars.

On December 18th 2013, they [Tatmadaw at Hpla Hkoh] fired three mortars to B--- area but, because it does not reach to the village and the plantations, villagers were not injured. They did not burn down and destroy the village nor shoot the villagers. However, it is not easy for us to go back and stay in our own place [B--- village]. We have been displaced and fled for many years and we do not have any farm to work on. So we are faced with insufficient food. This year, on December 23rd 2013, KORD [Karen Office for Relief and Development] helped us with three milk tins (0.48 kg. / 1.08 lb.)[5] of milled rice per person and food expenses for three months as support against food insecurity.

We hope that the government military [Tatmadaw] will go back and stay in their own place so that we can go back [to our village] and would be able to work peacefully without fear.”

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 attach if needed.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and vice village head, Saw D---, in Maw A--- [IDP Camp] and they explained the situation as the following.

[They said that,] “Since we fled from our village on September 11th 1975, we have not been able to go back and live in our village. Now, even though it is a ceasefire period,[4] we dare not go back as the Tatmadaw are based in [nearby] Hpla Hkoh [army camp] and they repair [reinforce] their place [army camp] and their vehicle road, and are being sent rations. Also, they still fire [shell] mortars.

On December 18th 2013, they [Tatmadaw at Hpla Hkoh] fired three mortars to B--- area but, because it does not reach to the village and the plantations, villagers were not injured. They did not burn down and destroy the village nor shoot the villagers. However, it is not easy for us to go back and stay in our own place [B--- village]. We have been displaced and fled for many years and we do not have any farm to work on. So we are faced with insufficient food. This year, on December 23rd 2013, KORD [Karen Office for Relief and Development] helped us with three milk tins (0.48 kg. / 1.08 lb.)[5] of milled rice per person and food expenses for three months as support against food insecurity.

We hope that the government military [Tatmadaw] will go back and stay in their own place so that we can go back [to our village] and would be able to work peacefully without fear.”

Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details

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

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

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

The victims gave us permission to use this information so that villagers would get their rights [feel safe] to return and live in their own places [villages] and that other countries would know about their [village] situation and what they are suffering.

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

The victims gave us permission to use this information so that villagers would get their rights [feel safe] to return and live in their own places [villages] and that other countries would know about their [village] situation and what they are suffering.

Hpapun Incident Report: Tatmadaw’s mortar shelling and military activities in Lu Thaw Township, December 2013

The photo was taken on December 22nd 2013 in E--- place, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Hpapun District, and it shows the vice village head of B--- village, Saw D---, 32 years old, who also reported about Tatmadaw’s mortar shelling and military activities in Lu Thaw Township. [Photo: KHRG]

Incident Report | Lu Thaw Township, Hpapun District (December 2013)

The following Incident Report was written by a community member who has been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights abuses. It is presented below translated exactly as originally written, save for minor edits for clarity and security.[1] This report was received in March 2014 along with other information from Hpapun District, including five other incident reports, four interviews, one situation update, 86 photographs and three video clips.[2]

Part 1 – Incident(s) Detail

Type of Incident

Type of Incident

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Type of Incident

Date of Incident(s)

Tatmadaw mortar fire

December 18th 2013

Type of Incident

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

Tatmadaw mortar fire

B--- village, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw [Hpapun] District

Type of Incident

Tatmadaw mortar fire

Date of Incident(s)

December 18th 2013

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

B--- village, Hpla Hkoh village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw [Hpapun] District

 

Victim Information

Victim Information

Victim Information

Name         

Age

Sex

Nationality

Religion  

Family

Occupation

Responsible

Village

Victim Information

Saw C---

62

Male

Karen

Animist

Married

Farmer

Village head

A---  IDP[3] camp

Victim Information

Saw D---

32

Male

Karen

Animist

Single

Farmer

Village head assistant

A---

IDP camp

Victim Information

Name         

Age

Sex

Nationality

Religion  

Family

Occupation

Responsible

Village

Saw C---

62

Male

Karen

Animist

Married

Farmer

Village head

A---  IDP[3] camp

Saw D---

32

Male

Karen

Animist

Single

Farmer

Village head assistant

A---

IDP camp
 
 
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Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information

Perpetrator Information

Name 

Rank

Unit

Base   

Commander

Perpetrator Information

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hpla Hkoh army camp

N/A

Perpetrator Information

Name 

Rank

Unit

Base   

Commander

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hpla Hkoh army camp

N/A

Part 2 - Information Quality

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and the vice village head, Saw D---, in A--- [IDP camp]where they have been displaced since the Tatmadaw attacked them in 1975.

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and the vice village head, Saw D---, in A--- [IDP camp]where they have been displaced since the Tatmadaw attacked them in 1975.

 

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

People who gave this information witnessed this incident and suffered it themselves.

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

People who gave this information witnessed this incident and suffered it themselves.

Part 3 – Incident Details

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 attach if needed.

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 attach if needed.

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 attach if needed.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and vice village head, Saw D---, in Maw A--- [IDP Camp] and they explained the situation as the following.

[They said that,] “Since we fled from our village on September 11th 1975, we have not been able to go back and live in our village. Now, even though it is a ceasefire period,[4] we dare not go back as the Tatmadaw are based in [nearby] Hpla Hkoh [army camp] and they repair [reinforce] their place [army camp] and their vehicle road, and are being sent rations. Also, they still fire [shell] mortars.

On December 18th 2013, they [Tatmadaw at Hpla Hkoh] fired three mortars to B--- area but, because it does not reach to the village and the plantations, villagers were not injured. They did not burn down and destroy the village nor shoot the villagers. However, it is not easy for us to go back and stay in our own place [B--- village]. We have been displaced and fled for many years and we do not have any farm to work on. So we are faced with insufficient food. This year, on December 23rd 2013, KORD [Karen Office for Relief and Development] helped us with three milk tins (0.48 kg. / 1.08 lb.)[5] of milled rice per person and food expenses for three months as support against food insecurity.

We hope that the government military [Tatmadaw] will go back and stay in their own place so that we can go back [to our village] and would be able to work peacefully without fear.”

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 attach if needed.

On December 22nd 2013, I met with B--- village head, Saw C---, and vice village head, Saw D---, in Maw A--- [IDP Camp] and they explained the situation as the following.

[They said that,] “Since we fled from our village on September 11th 1975, we have not been able to go back and live in our village. Now, even though it is a ceasefire period,[4] we dare not go back as the Tatmadaw are based in [nearby] Hpla Hkoh [army camp] and they repair [reinforce] their place [army camp] and their vehicle road, and are being sent rations. Also, they still fire [shell] mortars.

On December 18th 2013, they [Tatmadaw at Hpla Hkoh] fired three mortars to B--- area but, because it does not reach to the village and the plantations, villagers were not injured. They did not burn down and destroy the village nor shoot the villagers. However, it is not easy for us to go back and stay in our own place [B--- village]. We have been displaced and fled for many years and we do not have any farm to work on. So we are faced with insufficient food. This year, on December 23rd 2013, KORD [Karen Office for Relief and Development] helped us with three milk tins (0.48 kg. / 1.08 lb.)[5] of milled rice per person and food expenses for three months as support against food insecurity.

We hope that the government military [Tatmadaw] will go back and stay in their own place so that we can go back [to our village] and would be able to work peacefully without fear.”

Part 4 - Permission for Using the Details

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

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

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

The victims gave us permission to use this information so that villagers would get their rights [feel safe] to return and live in their own places [villages] and that other countries would know about their [village] situation and what they are suffering.

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

The victims gave us permission to use this information so that villagers would get their rights [feel safe] to return and live in their own places [villages] and that other countries would know about their [village] situation and what they are suffering.