Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN
1 year, 5 months ago

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN

Al Jazeera  

United Nations human rights chief appeals for international action with millions in urgent need of help. Myanmar’s military rulers are preventing life-saving humanitarian aid from reaching people who need it as the country falls deeper into violence, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk said the military, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, was engaged in a “systematic denial” of humanitarian relief to the millions of civilians in need of help. “This is being done in a situation where one-third of the entire population requires urgent help – including access to adequate housing, enough food and water, or employment.” The generals plunged Myanmar into crisis when they seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi sparking mass protests that evolved into armed rebellion after the military responded with brutal force. “The country continues its deadly freefall into even deeper violence and heartbreak,” Turk told the council, accusing the military of displaying “an utter contempt for humanity.” The escalating violence, including the deliberate burning of civilian villages, had forced 1.5 million people from their homes while the insecurity meant 15.2 million people were in need of urgent food support.

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How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis
1 week, 2 days ago

How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis

Hindustan Times  

By Poppy McPherson, Devjyot Ghoshal, Steve Stecklow and Ruma Paul How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, - Myanmar’s ruling junta has suppressed information about a severe food crisis gripping the country by pressuring researchers not to collect data about hunger and aid workers not to publish it, a Reuters investigation has found. “I’ve …

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangkok: Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar's southeast, are emblematic of a broader assault …

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar’s southeast, are emblematic of a broader …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'

The Independent  

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Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
3 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which dumped a colossal deluge of rain when …

Have provided $2.4b aid in 7 yrs, hope democracy returns to Myanmar: US
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Have provided $2.4b aid in 7 yrs, hope democracy returns to Myanmar: US

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: On the seventh anniversary of Rohingya genocide, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that his country has provided humanitarian relief and assistance worth $2.4 billion to Myanmar in the last seven years and that it hopes Myanmar returns to democracy. The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Myanmar exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for another six months, saying Wednesday it needs time to prepare for long-promised elections. The United States criticized the state of emergency and called on the military regime to end the violence against Myanmar’s people and …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
7 months ago

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it. Throssell denounced signs of new attacks on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army, the …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

LA Times  

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “That’s new.” Military forces now control less than half the country, but are holding on tenaciously to much of central Myanmar including the …

‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict

Al Jazeera  

United Nations says the number displaced has jumped by 50 percent in last six months as fighting has intensified. The number of people in Myanmar forced from their homes by conflict now exceeds more than 3 million in what the United Nations has described as a “bleak milestone” for the country. “Myanmar has this week marked a bleak milestone with …

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a devastating impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms and basic needs of millions of people — as well as “alarming spillover effects” in the region, U.N. officials said Thursday. Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs Khaled Khiari told the U.N. Security Council that “the …

UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N.'s leading human rights body agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have been accused of using violence against their own people. “This is an important message from the U.N.’s main human rights body that business as usual is not acceptable when supplying jet fuel to those who use airstrikes …

Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help junta
9 months ago

Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help junta

Associated Press  

MAE SOT, Thailand — Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting. “That corridor puts humanitarian aid into the hands of the junta because it goes into the hands of the junta-controlled Myanmar Red Cross,” …

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns
9 months ago

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns

Associated Press  

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar’s military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield from a range of pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups, a U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights warned Wednesday. And the more attention we can focus on this country, the greater the chance of success that we have.” Myanmar’s military seized power …

Myanmar junta facing 'existential threat': UN expert
9 months ago

Myanmar junta facing 'existential threat': UN expert

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's junta is already facing an "existential threat" but the world could help end its "nightmare" rule with coordinated sanctions, the UN special rapporteur on the country said Wednesday. Mass casualties among junta forces, as well as defections, surrenders, and recruitment challenges have led to dwindling troop numbers, posing "an existential threat for the Myanmar military", said Tom Andrews. The …

Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare: UN
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare: UN

The Hindu  

Three years of military rule in Myanmar have inflicted unbearable cruelty, leaving people trapped in an unending nightmare as the conflict spreads, the UN human rights chief said Friday. "The human rights situation in Myanmar has morphed into a never-ending nightmare, away from the spotlight of global politics," Mr. Turk said. Mr. Turk told the council that credible sources had …

As Myanmar junta marks three years, resistance movement gathers steam
10 months, 3 weeks ago

As Myanmar junta marks three years, resistance movement gathers steam

The Hindu  

When the Army overthrew Myanmar’s elected government on February 1, 2021, it looked like a walkover that could entrench the military in power indefinitely. Three years later, a poorly armed grassroots resistance movement has shaken the military’s grip in a modern-day David vs. Goliath conflict. The health care system is in shambles.” Inside Myanmar, opponents of military rule called for …

Myanmar military extends state of emergency, vows to ‘crush’ opposition
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar military extends state of emergency, vows to ‘crush’ opposition

Al Jazeera  

The military has continuously extended emergency rule since it seized power in a coup in February 2021. Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing has pledged to “crush” all opposition to military rule, as a state of emergency was further extended. Speaking on state television, Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup on February 1, 2021, said the military would do …

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Al Jazeera  

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said anti-coup forces had made “stunning gains” since the start of Operation 1027, which was launched late last year by an alliance of ethnic armed …

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
11 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce

Al Jazeera  

Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar’s northern border with China. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate ceasefire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups whose offensive since October has emerged as the biggest threat to the regime since its power grab. “China hopes …

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive
1 year ago

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's military has likely perpetrated indiscriminate attacks on civilians and used banned cluster munitions in its fight against ethnic minority insurgents, Amnesty International said on Thursday, calling for an investigation of suspected war crimes. An air strike in Shan state earlier this month used bombs that were most likely cluster munitions, Amnesty said in a statement, citing evidence analysed by …

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation
1 year ago

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation

Al Jazeera  

Allegations centre on military response to Operation 1027, the biggest challenge to the regime since the coup. Amnesty International has said the Myanmar military should be investigated for war crimes over a new offensive by an alliance of ethnic armed groups and anti-coup fighters, which has emerged as the biggest challenge to the generals since they seized power in a …

Myanmar stands on humanitarian 'precipice,' U.N. warns
1 year ago

Myanmar stands on humanitarian 'precipice,' U.N. warns

The Hindu  

One-third of the population of Myanmar, or more than 18 million people, now require humanitarian aid, the United Nations warned Monday, seeking a billion dollars in donations next year to combat the need. "Myanmar stands at the precipice in 2024 with a deepening humanitarian crisis that has spiraled since the military takeover in February 2021 with the civilian population that …

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis
1 year ago

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

In late October, Sai Lam had an uneasy feeling. “ I’m still safe enough that I can help people facing danger.” No refuge Even before the start of Operation 1027, Myanmar was experiencing unprecedented levels of armed conflict and a humanitarian crisis. In March this year, its human rights office found that the military’s use of four cuts was driving …

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'
1 year ago

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'

Firstpost  

In response to Min Aung Hlaing’s call for dialogue, a parallel civilian government supporting some rebel groups rejected the proposal Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has urged armed ethnic groups engaged in an offensive against the country’s ruling military to seek political solutions. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper conveyed his warning that continued aggressive actions by armed …

Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
1 year, 1 month ago

Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A group of human rights researchers officially launched a website Wednesday that they hope will help get justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar, where one of the world’s less-noticed but still brutal armed struggles is taking place. — Human rights abuses under Myanmar’s military rule,” compiled by Security Force Monitor, a project of the Columbia Law …

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

Al Jazeera  

Early one morning in March, a group of Myanmar soldiers marched into a village in the country’s east near the border with Thailand. The study, Under Whose Command?, covers a period of 12 years until March 30, 2023 and sheds new light on Myanmar’s notoriously secretive military – revealing the links between low-level soldiers accused of human rights abuses against …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 3 months ago

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

The Hindu  

Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7 at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. “Brutal violence, worsening poverty, and systematic repression are crushing hopes for a return to democracy,” Mr. Guterres said before a meeting with the …

UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians
1 year, 4 months ago

UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Members of the U.N. Security Council – minus China and Russia – condemned the “unrelenting violence” and killing of civilians in Myanmar and again urged its military rulers to stop attacks, release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and respect human rights. At the council meeting, diplomats discussed a report this month by U.N. independent investigators who …

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta
1 year, 5 months ago

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta

Al Jazeera  

With authoritarianism on the rise in much of our world, the struggle of the Myanmar people is the struggle of all who cherish democracy and justice. As army tanks rolled into the centre of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on 1 February 2021, the junta swept away a decade of tentative democracy, unprecedented economic development and fragile progress towards greater press freedom. …

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution
1 year, 5 months ago

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed their alarm over — and condemnation of — air strikes, artillery shelling, and other acts of deadly violence in Myanmar, but struggled Friday to overcome differences on how to address the prolonged civil strife. The 10-nation bloc includes Myanmar, but its foreign minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due …

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar
1 year, 6 months ago

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar urged the international community on Wednesday to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working. Tom Andrews, a special rapporteur working with the U.N. human rights office, …

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report
1 year, 6 months ago

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report

The Hindu  

More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after the February 2021 military coup, a report published on June 13 by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo said. "Our data shows that the human toll of the conflict is higher than previously reported, and while the junta is clearly the main killer, anti-junta forces also …

Who Is Arming Myanmar?
1 year, 6 months ago

Who Is Arming Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

In mid-May, Tom Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, published a report highlighting the challenges that Western nations face in choking off the flow of arms to the country’s military. “These weapons, and the materials to manufacture more of them, have continued to flow uninterrupted to the Myanmar military despite overwhelming evidence …

UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas
1 year, 6 months ago

UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military government has rescinded its approval for …

UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar

The Independent  

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2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War
1 year, 7 months ago

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War

The Diplomat  

February 1 marked two years since Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, launched a disastrous putsch that has plunged the country into broader strife and economic meltdown. More than 3,000 civilians have been reported killed by SAC forces and an estimated 300 from the regime’s air strikes while the junta recently blamed PDF attacks for killing nearly 5,500 civilians. The United Nations …

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence
1 year, 8 months ago

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent political crisis, including releasing political detainees, after a surprise meeting with the army leader who seized power two years ago. A statement released Tuesday by the group quoted Ban saying “I came to Myanmar …

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Monday granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. Some 17,460 political detainees, including Myanmar’s former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were in detention as of …

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression
1 year, 9 months ago

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force “there is no prospect for a negotiated settlement,” the U.N. special envoy to the conflict-wracked nation said Thursday. In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence

Firstpost  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020. Bangkok: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will “fuel greater violence”, a United Nations special envoy said on Tuesday, calling for the international community to unite …

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after takeover
1 year, 10 months ago

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after takeover

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Two years after Myanmar’s military seized power, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced support Monday for the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s people and warned that the military’s planned elections amid a crackdown on civilians and political leaders “risk exacerbating instability.” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general strongly condemns all forms of violence in Myanmar as the crisis …

Myanmar military accused of war crimes, genocide in German suit
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar military accused of war crimes, genocide in German suit

Al Jazeera  

Sixteen survivors and witnesses ask German prosecutors to investigate the crackdowns on opponents of the military coup, and on the Rohingya. “This complaint provides new evidence proving that the Myanmar military systematically killed, raped, tortured, imprisoned, disappeared, persecuted and committed other acts that amount to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in violation of German law,” he said. “We …

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