STATEMENT BY KARENNI CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORK WELCOMING CALLS BY THE UN FACT FINDING MISSION FOR BURMESE MILITARY LEADERS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY ICC

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"We, the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN), welcome the August 27 report of the UN Independent International Fact Finding Mission, which called for six top Burmese military leaders including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, and for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Arakan, Shan and Kachin States. We also welcome the ruling by the ICC last week that it has jurisdiction over crimes committed in Burma, even though Burma is not a member state of the ICC. This is clearly the right decision, and will go down in history as such. Burma Army crimes detailed by the Fact Finding Mission include imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture, rape, and burning of villages. These crimes have all also been committed against the people of Karenni State..."

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Karenni Civil Society Network via "Progressive Voice"

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2018-09-16

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2018-09-26

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English

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