In Papun, villagers and medics must carry health supplies by hand and the transportation of these supplies has generally been more difficult due to an increase in military operations by the SPDC and the DKBA. Increased militarization has also led to increases in forced labour. DKBA and SPDC operations make it difficult for health workers to get into villages in time to provide necessary care to patients. Specific examples of human rights abuses recorded by the BPHWT field workers during this period include:
• In April 2009, a monk and a villager were beaten by the SPDC. The monk’s left wrist bone was broken and the villager sustained injuries to his left cheek.
• On 28th May 2009 in the Mae Mwe area, one medic was arrested by DKBA and sent to Myain Kyi Ngu.
• On 2nd October 2009 at 5 pm, Saw Nya Pe (50 years old) from Htee Ba Ka Hta village was injured by a landmine. Beginning at 8 pm his daughter Naw Wee New, attempted to get him to a hospital. On their way, they were injured by another landmine, resulting in the death of the daughter and the loss of a leg by father.
• On 5th October 2009, 44 households (comprising a population of 288 villagers) from the four villages of K’Ler Hse Koe, Ler Ka Law, Yaw Thu Pue and Pa Ler Lay Koe were forced to move to other locations because of the frequency of landmine injuries and forced labour.
• On 11th October 2009, Saw Char Say (56 years old) from K’ler Hse Koe was tortured to death by DKBA soldiers.
• On 12th October 2009, Saw Hto Ki (45 years old) from Htee Doh Hta village was killed by DKBA, soldiers led by Htain Win, early in the morning when he was on his way to his durian garden.
• On 13th October 2009, Naw Day Wah (18 years old) from Yaw Thu Pu village was killed by a landmine while engaged in forced labour for the DKBA.
• On 14th October 2009, Saw Kyaw Soe from Hto Mu village was killed in a crossfire of fighting near where the DKBA had set up their camp.
• On 17th October 2009, Saw Hta Kwe (38 years old) from K’Ler Hse Koe village was forced by DKBA soldiers to walk in front of them through landmined areas as a human mine sweeper. He stepped on a landmine and lost one of his legs.
• On 18th October 2009, Saw Char Ka Baw (19 years old) from Mae Ku Hta village was shot dead by DKBA and SPDC soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion 219.
• On 19th October 2009, Saw Law Ter (48 years old) was injured in the crossfire of fighting while he was forced to work as a guide for DKBA troops.
• On 5th November 2009 in East Day Lo track, Saw Ler Kho was shot dead by SPDC troops for no reason.