Karenni Mine Risk Education

Karenni Mine Risk Education ( KMRE) is one programs of KSWDC. When Burma got independence since 1948, at the same time the civil war has been occurred until today. Extensive use of landmine by both military junta and non-state armed groups had been seen due to their use in Burma’s civil war.

Inside Karenni State, landmines are using in common places by SPDC’s armed force as the reasons of security and plants unlimited landmine and left it although nearly by villages.

Karenni people are suffering and strive in difficulties from the effects of landmine. Unlimited planted landmine by SPDC, resulting various unwanted ills such as losing lives and limbs, together with various ill effects. Furthermore, thousand of Karenni People had driven into the state of various severe difficulties and hundreds of people had been killed. Landmine is not short term dangerous issue but also can affect people live in the future. Landmine can harm people live both current and future.

Based on current situation and condition, (6) KSWDC members, together with some KNPP personnel had been formed Karenni Mine Risk Education Group in 2006, to collect relevant data(facts and figures). KMRE provides the local Karenni people as target inside Karenni State with necessary knowledge about risk of landmine, collect mine victims data, provide them needed assistance, and mark out dangerous sites in the Karenni.