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On that day, his militia, then known as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, attacked the Burmese border town of Myawaddy, driving 12,000 inhabitants to flee from shelling into the Thai town of Mae Sot. Fighting between rebels and government forces raged for months inside Burma and produced \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2010%2F12%2F04%2Fburma-eyewitness-accounts-abuses-eastern-fighting\u0026amp;h=TAQE2zNNz\u0026amp;s=1\u0022\u003Ethousands of refugees\u003C\/a\u003E, with abuses by all sides against civilians, and the Burmese army perpetrating war crimes in their use of over 700 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Freport%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fdead-men-walking%2Fconvict-porters-front-lines-eastern-burma\u0026amp;h=4AQFgeiWG\u0026amp;s=1\u0022\u003Econvicts as frontline porters\u003C\/a\u003E, including as \u201catrocity de-miners.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed\u0022 data-type=\u0022image\u0022\u003E\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/12169\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/media\/images\/photographs\/2010_Thailand_Crossing.jpg?itok=J95QkWL9 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media\/images\/photographs\/2010_Thailand_Crossing.jpg?itok=QyaZ328f 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media\/images\/photographs\/2010_Thailand_Crossing.jpg?itok=QyaZ328f\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022572\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EA group of Burmese refugees, fleeing fighting between Burma\u0027s soldiers and insurgents, walk across a stream at the Thai border town of Mae Sot on November 8, 2010.\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2010 Reuters\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan id=\u0022docs-internal-guid-d03ac85d-ca14-4cf6-1681-cf9195dc7e46\u0022\u003EDespite a widely touted but misunderstood ceasefire process, there is actually more armed conflict in Burma and accompanying abuses before this year\u2019s election than five years ago. The Burmese Union Elections Commission (UEC) this month \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themimu.info%2Fsites%2Fthemimu.info%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2FSector_Map_Gov_IFES_Election_Cancellations_2015_MIMU1268v02_14Oct2015_A3.pdf\u0026amp;h=xAQEVH8mm\u0026amp;s=1\u0022\u003Ereleased a list of areas\u003C\/a\u003E where voting will not take place due to instability and open conflict. More parts of the country are too unstable for polling to take place than areas \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/human-rights-watch-burma-myanmar\/guns-of-november\/1516591172000057\u0022\u003Ecancelled in the 2010 elections and 2012\u2019s by-elections\u003C\/a\u003E. These include areas controlled by violent ethnic militias such as the United Wa State Army and the enclave of Mong La, but also insurgent controlled areas in Burma\u2019s east and north.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan id=\u0022docs-internal-guid-d03ac85d-ca14-4cf6-1681-cf9195dc7e46\u0022\u003EBurma\u2019s abuse ridden civil war has gotten worse in many areas since 2010. Fighting in Kachin State since 2011 has displaced 130,000 civilians and has led to documented crimes against humanity during hostilities, including the use of child soldiers by all parties to the conflict. Increased fighting in Northern Shan State between the Burmese army, or Tatmadaw, and Shan, Ta\u2019ang (Palaung) and Arakan Army rebels has resulted in routine displacement and civilians being subject to forced labor and indiscriminate shooting, with over 3,000 civilians fleeing government shelling in the past two weeks. On \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irrawaddy.org%2Felection%2Fnews%2Fsnld-left-frustrated-by-poll-annulment-in-shan-conflict-areas\u0026amp;h=ZAQGfHL0d\u0026amp;s=1\u0022\u003ETuesday the UEC cancelled elections\u003C\/a\u003E in the townships of Mong Hsu and Kyethi, and 50 villages in nearby townships because of intensifying fighting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan id=\u0022docs-internal-guid-d03ac85d-ca14-4cf6-1681-cf9195dc7e46\u0022\u003EFighting between the Tatmadaw and ethnic Chinese Kokang rebels has continued since March this year, with one local news organization \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bnionline.net%2Fnews%2Fshan-state%2Fitem%2F402-shrf-condemns-burma-army-human-rights-abuses-in-kokang-conflict.html\u0026amp;h=KAQHHo18x\u0026amp;s=1\u0022\u003Eestimating\u003C\/a\u003E some 100 civilians were killed by the Burmese army, with over 40,000 displaced and attacks on humanitarian health workers delivering aid. Burmese military airstrikes have also killed and injured Chinese civilians across the border.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan id=\u0022docs-internal-guid-d03ac85d-ca14-4cf6-1681-cf9195dc7e46\u0022\u003EWhile negotiations over a national ceasefire limp along, those supporting the process rarely mention ongoing human rights violations. There is virtually no talk of accountability for past and ongoing crimes. Rights continue to be violated in ethnic conflict areas, something every observer of the electoral process has to factor into their analysis.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]