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Posted on: Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:59 PM
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Subject: Eastern Burma 118800 Displaced in 18 Months
ΛLTSEΛN ∞∞∞ B U R M A∞∞∞ ∞∞∞ ∞∞∞ A L T E R N A T I V E campaigns, advocacy & A S E A N N E T W O R K for human O N & B U R M A democracy capacity-building rights BN 2010/1060: February 3, 2010 EASTERN BURMA: 118,800 DISPLACED IN 18 MONTHS • In the 18 months spanning July 2008-December 2009, SPDC military operations displaced at least 118,800 (43,800 refugees and 75,000 internally displaced persons) people in Eastern Burma alone. • Of this figure, at least 16,800 were victims of crimes against humanity and war crimes as defined under international law. • Much of the displacement was the |