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AKHA VOICES - Akha Human Rights - UPDATED WITH FILM

Submitted by Akha on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:14
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The Akha struggle for their human rights in SE Asia. One of the most severe human rights situation for the Akha People is in Thailand.
The Thai government continues to seize Akha land as confirmed in the US Human Rights Report on Thailand for 2005. The Thai government continues to harass Akha Human Rights workers. The Thai government continues to carry out extra-judicial killings of the Akha people.

NGO's & Church Rape Indigenous

Submitted by Akha on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:12
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Akha villagers in Northern Laos testified on video that Norwegian Church Aid and Action Contra La Faim staff coming to their villages to do various projects had demanded village girls to rape on repeated occasions. Staff often stayed for weeks at a time in villages while doing projects. Akha villagers said that the practice was widespread on the part of numerous NGO‘s in the Muang Long area. Akha villagers gave the names of many villages where the rapes occurred and the names of specific girls who had been raped and became pregnant. Girls ranged in age from 15 to 18.