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"Earlier today, I received a direct and urgent appeal from Dr. Sasa, spokesperson for Myanmar’s
National Unity Government:
“The military is escalating its attacks against innocent civilians in Chin State. They are
using heavy battlefi eld weapons to destroy homes and churches... "
"The worst days are yet to come fo r the people o f Chin State. I urge you to everything
possible to prevent further bloodshed. We must not wait for another genocide to
happen. "
The scale and ferocity of military offensives are ominously reminiscent of the genocidal attacks
against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in 2016 and 2017. There is now a real possibility that
the people of Chin State will suffer the same fate as the Rohingya.
I have visited Chin State many times and I greatly appreciate the people who are inherently
peaceable and deeply committed to maintaining their culture. The escalation of attacks throws
the future of the State - along with its rich culture, history and many different customs and
traditions - into turbulence. As Dr. Sasa, himself an ethnic Chin, told me earlier today: “The
military seeks to reduce our brave people and beautiful country to ashes. "
While the UK Government rightly condemns ongoing atrocities, we urge you to take more
effective and urgent action - to fulfil our duty as a signatory to the 1948 convention on the
crime of genocide to prevent, to punish and to protect.
The UK must do everything it can to prevent another genocide..."
Source/publisher:
The Baroness Cox of Queensbury of London
Date of Publication:
2021-11-01
Date of entry:
2021-11-02
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Chin State
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English
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