FBR REPORT: Children
Shot and Killed by the Burma Army
Ler Doh Township, Nyaunglebin District, Western Karen State
26 March, 2010
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW
On the 22rd of March, at 4:30 PM, Burma Army troops from LIB 369 entered Kaw
Hta village, Ler Doh Township and shot and killed 1 woman and 2 children. Troops
shot and killed Naw La Pwey, a 37 year old woman, Naw Paw Bo, a 5 year old girl,
and Saw Hta Pla Htoo, a 5 month old boy. They also shot and wounded Naw Pah
Lah, 26 years old, the mother of the two children. The Burma Army also burned
down 9 homes in the village while the rest of the villagers fled.
The surviving mother is now being treated by medics in a hiding place as the Burma Army continues their attacks. Due to the attacks in this area, starting in January, over 3000 people remain displaced.
Thank you and God bless you,
Free Burma Rangers
Nyaunglebin District, Karen State
Burma
Map showing area of report
Burned Village
IDPs fleeing at night
Naw La Pwey, 37 year old woman shot and killed by
the Burma Army
Naw Pah Lah, 26 years old mother of the two children,
shot and wounded by the Burma Army
Naw Paw Bo, 5 year old girl shot and killed by the
Burma Army
The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and
love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity
or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human
rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under
the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational
resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military
attacks.