Untold Miseries in Burma’s Kachin State
Army Abuses & Blocked Aid
Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, may have taken some positive steps to improve human rights but rights abuses are on the rise in its northern Kachin state bordering China. Regular fighting is also being reported between the Burmese army and Kachin rebels resulting into displacement of some 75,000 ethnic Kachin who are in need of food, medicine, and shelter.
Greater Voice feels that must then both the army and Kachin rebels need to act to prevent a bad situation for civilians from getting even worse. The Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) should take effective measures to end abuses by their forces, ensure humanitarian access, and permit an independent international mechanism to investigate abuses by all sides...............CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO READ ...........!!! A brilliant write up.
In a latest, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party says she has won a seat in Burma’s parliament after Sunday’s landmark election, setting the stage for the pro-democracy icon to hold public office for the first time.