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March 16, 2022

U.N. Accuses Burmese Military of Killing Civilians, Other Human Rights Violations
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A new U.N. report finds the Burmese military has committed systematic
human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against
humanity, since the February 1, 2021, coup.

Ravina Shamdasani: "The report sets out Myanmar's military and security
forces' flagrant disregard for human life, bombarding populated areas
with airstrikes and heavy weapons and deliberately targeting civilians,
some of whom have been shot in the head, burned to death, arbitrarily
arrested, tortured or used as human shields."



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