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1 mul.3." BBe mm.n.r.c MON NTONL RELEF COMMTTEE ONT LV RE ORT 1996

2 THE FVE PONTS OF THE nv1 OF TiE MON NTON_. RELEf C01tllvf"lEE 1. Resettlement of the refugees who become homeless due to the oppression of Rangoon military regime.? To help for the welfare of the refugees who become jobless due to the oppression of Rangoon military regime. 3. To take care and look after the health of the refugees. 4. To fight agaitlst illiteracy for t~e children in the refugees camps. 5. To struggle for human rig..hts...

3 The Oro-anization of ~ The Mon National Relief Committee 1. Phra W ongsa Pala - Chainnan 2. Nai Shwe Thein - Vice-Chainnan 3. Nai Banya Leir - Secretary 4. Nai Kasauh Mon - Joint-Secretary 5. Nai Chit Nyunt - Member 6. Nai Don Htav - Member 7. Phra Tay Jae - Member

4 Monthly Report of Mon National Relief Committee (February, 1996) Resettlement in Progress For the smooth repatriation and resettlement of refugees, the NNRC and ylon Resettlement Committee hired a bulldozer to rebuild the road to Payaw Mon refugee camp. Even thoug..~ the road rebuilding process has been implemented since mid of January, it has been delayed as U.~e machine sometime broke down and had to repair. However, the road rebuilding was completed in mid of February. t the moment, the transportation of supplies to Payaw camp is more easier t.~an before. t the same time, when the MNRC transporting supplies to Payaw, it also arranged to bring back the refugees who would like to move Bee Ree or Halockhani camps. n first week of February, when it sent rice to Payaw, the ten-wheel trucks also brought back about 20 families of refugees to Halockhani. n second week and last week of February, the trucks also brought nearly 100 families of refugees from Bee Ree to resettlement site of Tavoy District, Kwan Tamoit (Shown in map). ctually, the MNRC needs more ten-wheel trucks to bring both supplies and refugee families who would like to move. t the moment, it can hire four ten-wheel trucks for all transportation and it has used the four wheel trucks to bring supplies from Loh Loe old refugee campsite to reach Bee Ree. Because and steep and high mountains, it is impossible for ten-wheel truck to climb up and reach Bee Ree camp. nyhow, it can save the time for ten-wheel and enable turning its ways to send supplies to other camp more quickly. But for the refugees who would like to move to Bee Ree camp have to wait four-wheel trucks in Loh Loe or Ri Car, then to continue their trip to Bee Ree. The making of permission for transportation of rice in District level is smooth without any problem and hopefully, the MNRC can send all assistance in time. But on 20th and 21th February, the unexpected heavy rain in the border area had destroyed the road to every camp and the MNRC and its camp residents had to fix it and took some time and delay for transportation. t had made timewaste and if the MNRC did not complete its transportation process in time with pril 30 dead-line, it may have to ask the Thai authorities for time extension. The all transportation processes of supplies up to May will probably complete in first week of next month and continuously it can send another provided assistance delivery. For MNRC, it always the transportation charges for all trucks in hurry. Normally, the all truck owners, for checking engine and fixing engine or other body parts, they always need their transportation charges in time. For the smooth repatriation, it always needs the best collaboration of all groups which participated in the process. Furthermore, the MNRC expresses its thankfulness to donor organizations, UNHCR, international government agencies and NGOs and concerned authorities, for their best endeavors in helping the Mon refugees while they are suffered because of unstable Burma.

5 Requesting for nternational Presence s the MNRC has described in previous reports, it finnly believes that only international monitoring or presence in the repatriation process can create the self-confidence of the returnees and assure for the safety of t..~em. The Mon community that is weak in every sectors in pelitics, economy and protection forces, it always needs appeal for the protection of world community in accordance with international principles. The community that is an ethnic minority group and has :Jeen suppressed for ::nany decades from central government and its armed forces. Like Mon commuruty, the other ethnic communities have also experienced prolong suffering and the Burma has inquired of best political solution to get genuine peace. When concerned authorities of UNHCR and US Embassy visited to Payaw, they had c..~ances to meet and conduct interview with some new arrivals escaped forced labours Tom Ye-Tavoy :ailway construction and other violations of human rights. To realize the real situation of Bu..rma's ethrjc communities, the MNRC makes a suggestion to international community, to create a!tonitoru'g body for investigation of human rights situation in Burma. The serial ceasefire agreement in Sunna could not protect all abuses in local areas and clearly, it need the international access in Burma. Even though the UN Human Rights Commission has adopted serial resolution every year on Burma human rights situation, but no permanent international access or monitoring in the areas where the abuses has consistently violated. For Mon refugees who have no more choice except returning to New Mon State Party controlled areas, they also need protections according to international recognized principles adopted by international conventions of refugees and asylum seekers. The MNRC has asked for international community, to participate in the repatriation process of Mon refugees and hopefully, information for that process must provide how to solve the problems in Burma and implement according to UN resolutions on Burma. t the moment, the MNRC already started the repatriation process of refugees and therefore, it really needs the international organization to carry out their responsibility permanently in refugee camps and resettlement sites. The MNRC and Mon Resettlement Committee ask for the attention and collaboration of international community in time before pril 30 dead-line.

6 TlE REFUGEE POPULTON OF rre FOUR CMP RE S FOLLOW (February, 1996) NOi Camp Families dult Children Total M F M F 1 Bee Ree Pavaw Prau"'1uab Halockhani 8"''' j i Total THE MTERLS RECEVED BY THE MON NTONL RELEF COMMTTEE (February, 1996) No Organization Rice (sack) Fish Paste (kg) Salt (kg) Chilly (kg) Remark 1 COERR Consortium Total

7 Thailand Kylln C,aung. 5, ' " 3001, "'~O~t>,d :1)<> ' '~ loooi N 200, Map 01 Moulrneln Dlslricl Legend Reselliemenl slle (Sep, 1995) Vllloge<50 hollse! 0 Village hotls@! Distances 0 Village >200 Reselllemeni Sile! Tu@e Pogoda Pass 0 Chaung Zone - 3 hrs walk!lnleh Don<!ph:d 10 Pongkalar - 6 hrs Valk -- Main fool palh H,lockharu 10 O".h Donphal - lr walk - Baleh Donephallo Chedell - 8 us walk MotUllrun Car road (or dry season, Car Road-whole ynr -t+u- Railway S School H Hospital (1<) For 50% Karen, rl.."nc ~ border 2000 ~ ',,">T.,,,. " 3000'; -,,~f, ( --"'-..' --'C"" ' (' 1 ~> b<'!", 2000, " hc.",.doe. 5,".~;.t~".,.0, ""_, _ la,,,,. _., ". ~,,Q~ '.@~"7.,000 _ 1000; 'Balch B.n'i~ - -, -, - ~- - 1i,,;'la. '

8 - --~ ~ To 11,"0 Pasod. Pas. ;(- if( - ~~~ Thailand,,0 Legend - Vllloge<50 houses Village houses Village >200 houses Reselilement Sites Man fool palh Mounlaln Car road for dry season Car Road-whole yeu Railway MlnHla (K) Map of Ye River Resettlement site (Nov, 1995) -""._ '". J. ~.-- - Kyallk Talng(K) _ ( ~~'1) -,.~~ ~'&.~... ~ We 'o~ S... 0 (J~ r.lang Kyalk, S hllll'hn~r. -- 0,-:. (af'~ c"auf'f, --=-- Hanl 1 '6 ~ 1 o... Distances 0 lapran to Nyl S min w.lk Nyl Sa to N.11g remg - 15 min wolk Noting remg to bill - 4 hrs walk Nyl Sa to Y! - t "oy walk (or) 3ltrs by boat Ye to Nyl5~ - 6 us by boot 1 Naung Pemg o ~~~t'bo Pong Kamar t-h 5 H (K) School Hospllal Nyl Sa, S (,'t'~~t ~ Bar 5000 Karen. 0" H,p""S, " F ~_o_r-=d~err-~ 1

9 i. r 1 +. ". ~ ' 1eslw1..3 -: 'r"1"'" '-... ". " "l -t ±.....! "'! l ~K ". i ± ~ ~ Map at Tavoy District Resettlement site (Nov, 1995) KyauitlonelCyi. Legend Village<50 houses 0 Village housas 0 Village >200 ~ttjllment Sites Main ioot path -1 Mountain Car road far dry sason Car Road-whole yev ~ Railway 5 School H Hospital ~K).. For 50'Y. K.uen ~ Border- N T Distances Payaw 10 lao Done- 5}US walk lao Done to Hae Seik - 1 days walk Hlae Seik to 1eslwl- 3 hrs walk lao Done to Yabu - 10 hr5 walk

10 Mac of Mergui 'Disiric~ Resettlement Site (Nov. 1995) Legend Village<50 houses Village ~200 houses 1 1,1 1 1 Village->200 houses Resettlement Sites Main foot path Mountain Car Road-wilole year Railway School Hospital -----"" Tnailand Distances Both Camp 1 &.: 2 are far 4 Kilometer from border Camp 1 to Krutlg Hani - 15 KilometerS Nam Yen to bord8r - 12Kilamt1h!r5 Lutya to Nam. Yen - :i2 KilODU!taS Camp 2 to NUll Yen -15 KiDmetars