Workers building a water catchment area behind a government-constructed irrigation dam that flooded land belonging to Aung Thay and other villagers from Karen State.

Workers building a water catchment area behind a government-constructed irrigation dam that flooded land belonging to Aung Thay and other villagers from Karen State. To date, no government compensation has been paid to the affected villagers for the loss of their land.

© 2015 Patrick Brown for Human Rights Watch