Where the law of the jungle rules
Indigenous Karen forest dwellers suffer violent eviction despite their constitutional right to stay in their ancestral land
They came at near dusk, all strangers and all fully armed. They ransacked the house, ate the food and slept in their rooms as 60-year-old Du-oo Jibo, his daughters, and grandchildren shook in fright.
Grandpa Ko-ee, 103, and his son, No-ae Mimee, 47. Despite evidence to the contrary, Mr No-ae, his family, and other Kaeng Krachan Karen are still accused by park officials of being migratory tribes people from Burma who must be evicted. SANITSUDA EKACHAI
The following morning, the strangers burned down their house.
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About the author
- Writer: Sanitsuda Ekachai
- Position: Assistant Editor
