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Reports » Field Report December 14th, 2010

Displacement Monitoring: Regular updates on protection concerns for

villagers in Dooplaya District and Tak Province

Civilians in Dooplaya District continue to be impacted by conflict between the Tatmadaw and armed Karen groups, who
have increased fighting since November 7th 2010. The situation remains highly unstable and civilians report a variety of
human rights and security concerns related to ongoing conflict and conflict-related abuse. In order to provide as current
information as possible on the fighting and related protection concerns, KHRG has developed this page as a
'Displacement Monitoring' section of the KHRG website. Immediate situation updates, news bulletins, field reports, maps
and photo galleries regarding the situation for civilians in Dooplaya are accessible through links in the table at the
bottom of this page.

Report Maps Background

Map 1: Dooplaya District
Map 2: Karen Districts
Map 3: Burma
Civilians in Dooplaya District continue to be impacted by increased conflict since
November 7th 2010, involving Burma's state army, the Tatmadaw, and the Democratic
Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), as well as other armed Karen groups. Since larger
battles occurred in Myawaddy and Three Pagodas Pass towns on November 8th and
9th, the conflict has been characterised by frequent skirmishes, shelling and guerrilla
style attacks throughout areas opposite Tak and Kanchanaburi provinces, Thailand.

Civilians living in areas affected by fighting, including villages in which fighting is expected but has yet to occur, have
described a range of physical security and livelihoods threats including: death, injury, or destruction of property as a
result of skirmishes between armed groups and functionally indiscriminate use of weapons by soldiers in civilian
areas;[1] looting of property by soldiers or other villagers;[2] arrest, detention or execution by soldiers that suspect
civilians of supporting an adverse party to the conflict;[3] sexual violence;[4] arrest and forced portering;[5] movement
restrictions impeding livelihoods activities and villagers' ability to escape fighting;[6] and the fear that prolonged fighting
and associated abuses will disrupt the harvesting of corn and bean crops into which many villagers in the area have
invested significant labour and financial resources.[7]

Most of these threats are markedly different from the human rights and security concerns associated with the low-
intensity conflict that communities in eastern Dooplaya have confronted over the past decade. Villagers have told KHRG
that they do not feel safe amid the unstable and increasingly dangerous military context created by the upheaval of
military relationships and the re-emergence of open conflict;[8] many have opted to flee with their families temporarily
to more secure locations from which they can monitor the security situation and check on their homes, property and
crops.[9] Villagers attempting to access such temporary refuge in Thailand, however, have faced a number of obstacles
that have caused incoming refugees to hide in dispersed, discreet locations or else cross back and forth between
temporary sites established just across the border in Burma whenever fighting occurs.[10] Several sources, including
within the DKBA, have told KHRG that they expect the fighting to continue, which suggests that the protection threats to
villagers in eastern Dooplaya will remain urgent.[11]

Ongoing monitoring by KHRG

Uploaded
# Title Type Tag(s) Location(s)
Date

24 More fighting reported in Waw Update Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay; Mae December
Lay area shelling; livelihoods Klaw Kee; Htee 14th 2010
Ther Leh villages,
Kawkareik

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23 Fighting and displacement in Update Fighting; displacement; Palu; Waw Lay; Oo December
the Waw Lay and Palu areas shelling; livelihoods Kreh Htah; Oo Hoo 14th 2010
Htah; Kyo G'Lee
villages, Kawkareik
Township

22 School closure in Thay Baw Update Displacement; school Thay Baw Boh December
Boh continues closures village, Kawkareik 13th 2010
Township

21 Fears of portering prolong Update Displacement; forced Palu village, December

displacement, disrupt harvest portering; livelihoods Kawkareik 10th 2010
in Palu village Township

20 Repeated flight and obstacles Update Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay village, December
to refuge in Waw Lay village obstacles to refuge Kawkareik 9th 2010
Township

19 Repeated flight and obstacles Update and Fighting; displacement; Palu village, December
to refuge in Palu village interviews obstacles to refuge; Kawkareik 9th 2010
livelihoods; forced Township
portering

18 Tatmadaw soldiers obstruct Update Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay village, December
returning refugees obstacles to refuge Kawkareik 9th 2010
Township

17 Night time shelling and Update Shelling; displacement Waw Lay village, December
displacement in Waw Lay Kawkareik 9th 2010
Township

16 School Closures in Thay Baw Update Displacement; school Thay Baw Boh December
Boh village closure village, Kawkareik 8th 2010
Township

15 Shelling reported in Kyaw Keh Update Fighting; displacement Kyaw Keh and Palu December
village villages, Kawkareik 8th 2010
Township

14 Daily forced labour in G'Neh Update Forced labour; Gk'Neh Lay village, December
Lay displacement Kawkareik 6th 2010
township

13 Fighting and threats in Waw Update Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay village, December
Lay threats against civilians Kawkareik 6th 2010
township

12 House burning in Waw Lay Update Fighting Waw Lay village, December
Kawkareik 6th 2010
township

11 Portering and landmine Update Forced portering; Waw Lay village, December
concerns in Waw Lay landmines/unexploded Kawkareik 5th 2010
ordnance township

10 Early morning displacement in Update Fighting; displacement Waw Lay village, December
Palu Kawkareik 4th 2010
township

9 Villagers flee to avoid fighting News Fighting; displacement; Palu; Mae Gk'La December
and portering: Conflict bulletin obstacles to refuge; Kee; T'Naw Hta; 4th 2010
continues to impact civilians in forced portering; Maw Gk'Noe Kee;
Dooplaya District Kyo G'lee; Kwee
Ta'Ho; G'Neh Thay
Hta; and Bpaw Baw
Hta villages,
Kawkareik
township

8 Night time displacement in Update Fighting; displacement Waw Lay village, December

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Waw Lay Kawkareik 3rd 2010

township

7 More arrests and movement News Fighting; displacement; Palu; Waw Lay; Nov 30th
restrictions: Conflict continues bulletin obstacles to refuge; Kyo G'Lee villages, 2010
to impact civilians in Dooplaya movement restrictions; Kawkareik
District arrest/detention township

6 Threats to human rights, Field report; Fighting; displacement; Myawaddy Town; Nov 30th
obstacles to protection: interview obstacles to refuge; Palu and Waw Lay 2010
Conditions for civilians seeking transcripts livelihoods villages, Kawkareik
refuge in Phop Phra District, township.
Thailand

5 Villager injured, community News Fighting; displacement; Palu village, November

flees: Conflict continues to bulletin obstacles to refuge; Kawkareik 28th 2010
impact civilians in Dooplaya civilian injuries Township
District

4 Arrest, looting and flight: News Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay village, November
Conflict continues to impact bulletin obstacles to refuge; Kawkareik 25th 2010
civilians in Dooplaya District forced labour; looting; Township
movement restrictions;
arrest/detention

3 School closures and movement News Fighting; movement Myawaddy Town; November
restrictions: conflict continues bulletin restrictions; livelihoods Waw Lay village, 19th 2010
to impact civilians in Dooplaya Kakareik Township
District

2 Protection concerns expressed Field report; Fighting; displacement; Myawaddy Town; November
by civilians amidst conflict in interview civilian injuries; civilian T'Ka Kee; Noh 17th 2010
Dooplaya and Pa'an districts transcripts deaths; looting; T'Gkaw; Waw Lay
arrest/detention; sexual villages, Kawkareik
violence; livelihoods; township; Three
forced portering; Pagodas Pass
livelihoods Town, Kya In
township

1 Civilians at risk from continued News Fighting; displacement; Waw Lay village, November
SPDC-DKBA conflict in bulletin injury to civilian; Kawkareik 14th 2010
Dooplaya District obstacles to refuge township

Footnotes

[1] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "Arrest, looting and flight: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November 2010;
"Villager injured, community flees: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November 2010;
"Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District, Thailand,"
KHRG, November 2010.

[2] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "Arrest, looting and flight: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November 2010;
"Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District, Thailand,"
KHRG, November 2010.

[3] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "School closures and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG,
November 2010; "Arrest, looting and flight: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November
2010; "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District,
Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

[4] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010

[5] "Villagers flee to avoid fighting and portering: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG,
November 2010; "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG,
Novmeber 2010; "More arrests and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District,"
KHRG, November 2010; "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop
Phra District, Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

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[6] See: "School closures and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG,
November 2010; "Villager injured, community flees: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG,
November 2010; "More arrests and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District,"
KHRG, November 2010

[7] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "School closures and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG,
November 2010; "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra
District, Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

[8] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "Arrest, looting and flight: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November 2010;
"More arrests and movement restrictions: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November
2010; "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District,
Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

[9] "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District,
Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

[10] See: "Arrest, looting and flight: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District," KHRG, November 2010;
"Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District, Thailand,"
KHRG, November 2010.

[11] See: "Protection concerns expressed by civilians amdist conflict in Dooplaya and Pa'an Districts," KHRG, Novmeber
2010; "Threats to human rights, obstacles to protection: Conditions for civilians seeking refuge in Phop Phra District,
Thailand," KHRG, November 2010.

Related Resources

Maps:
Map 1: Dooplaya District
Map 2: Karen Districts
Map 3: Burma

Further reading:
Displacement Monitoring: Regular updates on protection concerns for villagers in Dooplaya District and Tak
Province (December 2010)

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