From the KNO:

A gang-rape case in Putao

March 22nd, 2007

On February 2nd, 2007, shocking news broke out from the highland plains of Duk Dang Village, Putao. This day of infamy will go down in history as evidence of the State Peace and Development Council's savagery, brutality, and oppression. Over a month has passed but we, the Kachin people around the world, have not forgotten the despicable act committed by Maj. Zaw Min Thet, Capt. Win Myint Oo, Capt. Kyaw Ze Ya, and four other service members of Infantry Battalion 138.

More than 10 years ago our Kachin people decided to try and resolve over 30 years of war with the central government by peaceful means. With solicitation from our Burmese counterparts we thought we could bury our differences and begin the mission of rebuilding our homeland. We have now reached 13 years since the ceasefire agreement and the results are extremely discouraging. Kachinland has been reduced to an international hotspot for the raging HIV epidemic, illicit drug production and deforestation is rampant, malnutrition among children is on the rise, and human rights violations continue unabated as the structures of civil society are weakened and torn down. While the repressive SPDC is lavishing itself with new found wealth and bribery money, the people of Kachinland and the rest of Burma are living hand to mouth simply to survive from day to day. Many more states and ethnic homelands in the Union are facing the same issues today. Thousands of girls and women fall victim to systematic rape by the SPDC servicemen each year. The public has been kept from learning such information because of the State controlled media and propaganda machine.

On February 2nd 2007, four Rawang school girls aged 14 to 16 were lured to a local Karaoke bar. Then, the minors were brutally raped at the military base by three officers and four soldiers. Initially, the victims were frightened to report their case to the police for fear of reprisal. The families later approached Lt. Col Soe Win to find resolution to the issue but it yielded no progress. In accordance with Kachin law, the local elders requested the offenders to pay damage in a feasible amount but only hush money was offered merely to silence the story. When the news reached the media, the four high school girls were arrested and taken to an undisclosed location. Nearly two months have passed and no one knows the condition of our Rawang sisters.

§ We condemn the SPDC's continued acts of terror on its people;

§ We demand the immediate release of the four girls;

§ We call for justice, and the arrest and discharge of the offending officers and soldiers;

§ We call upon all the Kachin people and sympathizers in BURMA to remain at home on April 2nd, 2007.

We call on everyone in Burma who shares sympathy for these girls to stay home on April 2nd, 2007, to show your support and solidarity. We request those of you who are able to voice your opinion publicly to join us in demonstrations at Burmese consulates and embassies in Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and in the United States on April 2nd, 2007, at 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Even more atrocities will find their way into our homes if we cannot stop the maniac on our doorstep. It is time for all people of conscience to take a stand!

The Central Committee
Kachin National Council
Kachin National Organization

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S.P.D.C a Gumsheng uphkang masa hpe ninghkap ninglawn lam
Putao na shayi sha ni hpe unawng uwa roi rip ai lam

Maroi nni, nachying yawn hpa shiga langai Duk Dang mare Putao ga kawn February 02, 2007 hta le pru wa sai. Ladulai zai ai, roi rip ai, diprip upsha mawn ai, ya yang na Myen mungdan Asuya, State Peace and Development Concil (S.P.D.C) a dusat zawn lai ladat gaw labau hta dung nga na sai. S.P.D.C a salung sala, Maj. Zaw Min Thet, Capt. Win Myint Oo, Capt. Kyaw Ze Ya, hte hpyen ma mali Rawang-Jinghpaw jawng shayi sha ma ni hpe roi kau ya ai shata langai jan lai mat wa tim mungkan shara shagu hta shanu nga ai Jinghpaw myu sha ni a kraw hta malap nlu na sai.

Shaning 30 jan majan hpe simsa lam lu na matu shakut lai wa ai 13 ning jan rai wa sai. Raitim, mungdan simsa ai lam nlu la ai sha hkrat sum ai lam ni hkrai byin pru wa sai. Yaten Jinghpaw Wunpawng mungdan gaw mungkan ting hta HIV ana chyambra ai lam law dik rai wa sai. Nang-hpan malu masha shaw shapraw ai lam hta pat shingdang ai lam nnga, hpun kawa dawkran lamu ga sharun ai lam hta jahkring ai lam nnga rai wa sai. Kaji ai ma ni ladaw hkran lusha (nutrition) ngrung ai lam law jat wa sai. Shinggyim ahkaw ahkang yawng nachying shabrai kau hkrum ai aten ya du sai. Gumsheng Hpyen asuya a nhkru nshawp ai ladat hte gare la ai sut nhprang, mayun kumpraw ni hte pyaw ngawn nga yang, shawa dawsa ni chyawm gaw ntai nmai sha asak hkrung nga ra ai. Hta n ga, shaning shagu shayi sha hkying lam Myen hpyen la ni a hkumshan roi rip hkrum nga ai rai tim, diprip ai shan hte a lai ladat a jaw e kadai nchye shalai kau ai hkrai re.

February 02, 2007 hta asak nram ai Rawang-Jinghpaw shayi sha 4 hpe Karaoke dum de asawng hkwi la ai hpang hpyen dap kata hta Myen hpyen la unawng e roi rip kau ya sai. Hkrit kaya ai hte hpyen wa hpe gumlan n gwi ai dum nta masha ni gaw pyada dap de nsa shawk tsun ai sha Lt. Col Soe Win hpe tara dara ya na hpyi shawn yu tim, ahkyak nla ya ma ai. Mare Salang ni kawn Jinghpaw htung hkring hte maren hka sa-tsawm ya na hpe hpyi shawn ai shaloi ntai nmai kumhpraw hte amu sha ngut kau ya ma ai. Ndai lam hpe mungkan ting chye wa ai a jaw e Jawng num sha ni hpe masha nchye mai ai shara hta hkyuk htawng sharawng da ma ai. Shata lahkawng du wa sai rai tim jawng numsha ma 4 gara madang kaw du nga sai hpe kadai nchye ai.

Tara nlang ai S.P.D.C:
Tinang a mung chying sha ni hpe ra ai hku zing ri zing rat ai lam hpe ja hkring mu.
Sharen da ai jawng num sha 4 hpe ya nan dat ya mu.
Nhkru nshawp ai hpyen la ni a ru hka daw ya rit.

Chyu rum ai Wunpawng sha ni hte Myen mung dan nga myu sha yawng e, April 02, 2007 hta dum nta shinggan npru ai sha simsa ai hte Myen hpyen wa hpe ninghkap shang lawm ga.

Maigan mung dan shagu hta nga ai Myen mung myusha ni yawng hpe Myen dat-kasa rung shawng kaw (April 2nd 2007, 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.) ladulai nshawp ai Myen Hpyen Asuya hpe ninghkap ninglawn sa wa ga ngu saw shaga dat ga ai. Dai ni nan yawng rawt tsap nna Myen Hpyen Asuya a gumshen ai zai ladat hpening hkap ai lam nnga yang gaw hpawt ni mung ndai zawn sha matut roi nga na re. Aten gaw ya nan rai sai hte maren madu a dinghkrai makam hpe ya shapraw sa wa ga.


Jinghpaw Wunpawng Amyu Sha Kongsi
Jinghpaw Wunpawng Amyu Sha Hpung
22nd March, 2007



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