ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"Amid worsening hostilities in Karen State, the lives of innocent civilians are increasingly at
risk as thousands continue to flee in search of safety. The Karen Women Organization (KWO)
strongly condemns the ongoing, systematic human rights abuses being perpetrated against
villagers who have been indiscriminately targeted in a series of unrelenting attacks by the
military junta, including the murder of Naw Khee, a 56-year-old woman killed on 21
December.
Naw Khee was working on Robin Farm in Yar Khee Klo early in the morning with her
husband when fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the Burma
Army broke out. The clashes were with Burma Army Battalion, LIB-101 along with five
Border Guard Force (BGF) soldiers, led by BGF Commander Bo Maung Soe. As the junta
troops approached Naw Khee, her husband fled. Terrified and alone, she was violently
interrogated. When she responded that she did not know where the KNLA soldiers were, the
soldiers broke her nose. A gun was then put in her mouth and she was shot to death. Her
body was found by local villagers on 22 December who dared not retrieve her until the junta
soldiers had left the area.
Burma has become a battlefield as the junta plunges the country further into armed conflict.
Women, children and the elderly are being subjected to frequent bombings, artillery strikes
and indiscriminate firing. With violence increasing, ongoing attacks against women and girls
are a reoccurring crime being perpetrated with impunity by the junta. Every day, there
continues to be more incidents of torture and killings.
The military's expanding offensives in ethnic areas and unrelenting air and ground strikes
has forced thousands to flee and seek safety. Dozens have been killed, arrested and
disappeared. As a result of the increasing offensives, the number of internally displaced
persons and refugees are steadily rising on Burma's borders of Thailand, China, India and
Bangladesh. Limited access to areas where the military has established bases has only
heightened the level of concern KWO has for the many who are displaced and living in fear
without protection.
Justice has been denied and dismissed for victims of the regime's attacks. Women across the
country are facing a multi- burden: a lack of human security, a loss of civil liberty rights due
to the military's attempted seizure of power. Accountability for the mass crimes committed
by the Burma Army, including genocide, are long overdue..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Karen Women's Organisation
Date of Publication:
2021-12-24
Date of entry:
2021-12-24
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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