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<copyright>2007 Karen Human Rights Group</copyright>

<itunes:subtitle>KHRG Podcast | Documenting the voices of villagers in rural Burma - from www.khrg.org</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:summary>The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a small grassroots organisation working with Karen villagers in Burma to strengthen their claims on human rights, document their human rights situation and conduct international advocacy.</itunes:summary>

<description>The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) is a small grassroots organisation working with Karen villagers in Burma to strengthen their claims on human rights, document their human rights situation and conduct international advocacy.</description>



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<title>Village Agency: Rural rights and resistance in a militarized Karen State</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Village Agency: Rural rights and resistance in a militarized Karen State</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>An executive summary of KHRG’s November 2008 Village Agency report. This podcast details the report’s recommendations for how the international community can better incorporate the voices of villagers into policymaking decisions on Burma.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>10:03</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Exploitation by SPDC and DKBA Forces in Pa’an District</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Exploitation by SPDC and DKBA Forces in Pa’an District</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>With troop rotation ensuring the constant presence of active troops patrolling these areas, villagers are given little respite from the demands which place a constant drain on their time, incomes and food supplies.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:26</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Attacks, killings and the food crisis in Toungoo District </title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Attacks, killings and the food crisis in Toungoo District , Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>SPDC troops in Toungoo District target Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), killing and injuring civilians, disrupting regular planting cycles, and causing a food crisis in the region.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:23</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Villagers are forced to flee exploitative governance in Dooplaya District</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on villagers forced to flee in Dooplaya District, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>SPDC and DKBA soldiers seek to extract money, labour, food, and other supplies from villagers in Dooplaya District, forcing many civilians to relocate to refugee camps in Thailand or urban centers in Burma and Thailand
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:21</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Attacks, killings and increased militarisation in Nyaunglebin District</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on attacks, killings and increased militarisation in Nyaunglebin District, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>With the dry season in northern Karen State well under way, the SPDC continues to intensify its militarisation of Nyaunglebin District by deploying new military units, establishing new camps and bases and attacking displaced civilian communities in hiding.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:39</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Villagers risk arrest and execution to harvest their crops</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on Villagers risk arrest and execution to harvest their crops, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>With the start of the harvest season in November, displaced villagers have had to expose themselves to potential arrest and execution by SPDC forces in order to reap their ripe paddy crops in areas subject to heavy Army-imposed movement restrictions.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:39</itunes:duration>

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<title>Forced labour, extortion and the state of education in Dooplaya District</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on forced labour, extortion and the state of education in Dooplaya District, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Frustration over the SPDC's systematic impoverishment of the civilian population is keenly felt by the people of Dooplaya District, Karen State. Amongst other abuses, forced labour and extortion in their many guises have been leading causes of economic collapse and the resultant contempt for and resistance to militarisation.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>4:39</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>State agencies, armed groups and the proliferation of oppression in Thaton District</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on the proliferation of oppression in Thaton District, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>In Thaton District the SPDC utilises State-controlled &apos;civilian&apos; agencies, the Army, and the DKBA to control the civilian population and eradicate the KNLA presence. Local people thus face a myriad of State agencies and armed groups which have overburdened them with demands for labour, money and supplies.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>5:41</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Provoking Displacement in Toungoo District: Forced labour, restrictions and attacks</title>

<itunes:author>Karen Human Rights Group</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Field report on the causes of civilian displacement in Toungoo District, Karen State.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>The first half of 2007 has seen the continued flight of civilians from their homes and land in response to ongoing State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) military operations in Toungoo District.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>6:13</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>burma, karen, human rights, myanmar</itunes:keywords>

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