miércoles, 14 de octubre de 2009

INTERNATIONAL CRIMES IN BURMA CONTINUE: UNSC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY STILL URGENTLY NEEDED

In August and September 2009, the SPDC continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity and war crimes with total impunity, highlighting the urgent need for a UN Security Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma.

In the two-month period, the following were documented:

• Over 50 victims of extrajudicial killings by SPDC Army soldiers.
• At least 42 people subjected to forced labor.
• An additional 10,000 people forcibly displaced in attacks targeting civilians.
• At least 109 people subjected to arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.
• Widespread use of torture against 100 civilians in Shan state, three in Northern Arakan State and a foreign citizen in Rangoon.
• At least seven cases of rape and sexual violence.
• Systematic and widespread persecution of ethnic and religious communities.
• At least 13 children were recruited as child soldiers.

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