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06-11-2009, 07:27 PM | #1 |
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latest, abbreviated, from US Campaign for Burma
Here's the situation: over the weekend, Burma's military regime began bombing (with shells/mortar rounds) villages of the ethnic Karen people in eastern Burma. Thousands of refugees are streaming out of the area, over the Moei river and into Thailand.
We received some photos of people fleeing and released them to the media. Indiscriminately targeting peoples' homes and lives is a crime against humanity and war crime, illegal under international law. Over recent years, Burma's regime has decimated over 3,300 villages and forced at least 1.5 million people to flee their homes. Regime troops destroy food supplies, hospitals/clinics, schools, and even cooking pots. Yet, the UN Security Council has not acted to stop these attacks, even though they investigated and took action in similar situations in Yugoslavia (former), Rwanda, and Darfur. Right now, two leading members of Congress, Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Don Manzullo (R-IL), are organizing a letter to President Obama that urges him to take action to stop these attacks once and for all, and bring the perpetrators -- the Burmese regime -- to justice. taken from latest US Campaign for Burma (at mikejen@uscampaignforburma.org) Background Articles Aid group: 3,000 villagers flee Myanmar shelling Associated Press Rights Group Warns of Clashes in Burma Voice of America |
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