...Laid Waste documents the suffering of villagers along the 180-mile Kanbauk to Myaing
Kalay gas pipeline. Ten years after the pipeline’s initial construction, villagers along its
route continue to see their land seized and income taken as they are conscripted into
work as forced laborers and subject to arbitrary detentions, torture and summary
execution. This report is released at a time when international debate on appropriate
responses to the situation in Burma appears to be renewing. The discussion is healthy
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2009Myanmar
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2015Myanmar
In October 2013, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released
"Disputed Territory", a report documenting the emerging trend of Mon farmers fighting
for recognition of their land rights in the face of unjust land and property
confiscations. The report analyzed specific barriers impeding their success, from weak
land policy and inadequate dispute resolution mechanisms, to an absence of support
from various sources.
While "Disputed Territory" explored the broad spectrum of land right violations among -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2016Myanmar
Executive Summary:
"Recently, much attention surrounding Burma has focused on the democratic reform, 2015
elections and the future of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led Government, whilst
a profound humanitarian crisis and continuing concerns of the ethnic minority communities in
the southeast have been largely ignored. The recent story of political and economic reform
has insufficiently addressed the ongoing struggles of internally displaced persons (IDPs), as -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsApril, 2012Myanmar
N. B. The title of this article, published in the April-May issue of "The Mon Forum", uses the term "Bill" which implies that the law has not been adopted. Elsewhere in the article, however, it is clear that the analysis is of the adopted Law...
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2003Myanmar
...In the last four years, the Burmese army based in Mon State has confiscated thousands acres of farmland. The farmers whose land had been confiscated were not given any compensation. They have no opportunity to take legal actions against the army. As a result, many farmers who lost their lands left to Thailand to seek employment. Those who stayed in villages and towns became landless and jobless..." Land confiscation by the Burmese military - description, analysis and case studies.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2012Myanmar
Executive Summary: "The growing optimism surrounding Burma’s political and social
transitions has begun to be accompanied by ambitions to resettle
displaced communities along the country’s border with Thailand. As
the notion and its attendant proposals continue to proliferate, it
seems timely to assess how the communities directly affected by this
prospect feel about resettlement. Interviews were conducted with 61
Mon internally displaced people (IDPs) who expressed an array of -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2015Myanmar
In October 2013, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released "Disputed Territory", a report documenting the emerging trend of Mon farmers fighting for recognition of their land rights in the face of unjust land and property confiscations. The report analyzed specific barriers impeding their success, from weak land policy and inadequate dispute resolution mechanisms, to an absence of support from various sources.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007Myanmar
These mixed pieces from various parts of Burma, including Mon areas, show that coercive measures and other problems which may lead to displacement are ongoing. Reporting by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2013Myanmar
Over the years HURFOM has produced a number of accounts highlighting the
hardships faced by Mon farmers who became victims of land confiscation or
unjust land acquisition.1 In this report HURFOM follows-up on previously
documented abuses and concentrates on an emerging new trend: farmers’ active and
collective pursuits for rights to their land.
Disputed Territory aims to elaborate on the activities of and express solidarity with
farmers who are resolutely, and in some cases for the first time, seeking justice -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2016Myanmar
INTRODUCTION:
"Over the years, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has produced a number of accounts highlighting the hardship faced by Mon people who have become victims to land confiscation. In this report, HURFOM reports on the effects from the recent surge of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) coming into Burma.
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