As the sixtieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions is recognized, the relevance of international humanitarian law continues to b challenged by the Burmese junta. Despite ratifying these rules of war, the Burmese Army persists in indiscriminately attaching civilians and causing massive displacement with apparent impunity.
The Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) has been collaborating with ethnic community-based organisations to document internal displacement in eastern Burma since 2002. This year's survery updates information about the scale and distribution of displacement in 38 townships and reviews trends through analysis of interviews with over 3,100 households between 2005 and 2009. It also includes a conflict assessment based on community consultations in areas of ongoing fighting as well as ceasefire areas.
