The United States on Thursday called for a credible, independent investigation by Myanmar's government of reports of military atrocities in the country's Shan State, saying they were reprehensible, if true.
A rights group, the Shan Human Rights Foundation, accused Myanmar's army last week of bombing schools and Buddhist temples, firing on civilians and rape in an offensive against ethnic rebels in eastern Myanmar that has uprooted more than 10,000 people.
"We are concerned by reports of Burmese military atrocities, including allegations of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure, rape, and other acts of sexual violence," said Katina Adams, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department.
"These allegations, if true, are reprehensible, and we urge the Government of Burma to undertake a credible, independent investigation into these allegations, and to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions."
Last month, the senior U.S. diplomat for Asia, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, was in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. He met Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and urged the military to exercise restraint and to work to promote peace and reconciliation in conflict areas.
Myanmar has fought ethnic groups in its borderlands off and on for decades, causing massive displacement within the country and forcing hundreds of thousands to seek refuge across the border in Thailand.
In October, a military-backed civilian government that replaced a military junta in 2010 signed a ceasefire with eight armed ethnic groups. But the deal fell short of its nationwide billing, with seven of the 15 invited groups declining to sign, including the Shan State Army-North and the Kachin Independence Army.
After 2010, the country embarked on U.S.-backed reforms toward elections that were held last month. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a landslide, but her party has yet to take power.
According to activists in Shan state, the army has shelled six villages, shot and injured three people, and fired on 17 villagers who are now missing, since Oct. 6.
The Shan Human Rights Foundation said it had documented eight cases of sexual violence since April 2015, including a 32-year-old woman gang-raped by 10 soldiers on Nov. 5 while her husband was tied up under their farm hut in Ke See township.
The Myanmar government has not responded to requests for comment about the fighting in Shan state.
(Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Editing by Dan Grebler)
The United States on Thursday called for a credible, independent investigation by Myanmar's government of reports of military atrocities in the country's Shan State, saying they were reprehensible, if true.A rights group, the Shan Human Rights Foundation, accused Myanmar's army last week of bombing schools and Buddhist temples, firing on civilians and rape in an offensive against ethnic rebels in eastern Myanmar that has uprooted more than 10,000 people."We are concerned by reports of Burmese military atrocities, including allegations of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure, rape, and other acts of sexual violence," said Katina Adams, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department."These allegations, if true, are reprehensible, and we urge the Government of Burma to undertake a credible, independent investigation into these allegations, and to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions."Last month, the senior U.S. diplomat for Asia, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, was in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. He met Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and urged the military to exercise restraint and to work to promote peace and reconciliation in conflict areas. Myanmar has fought ethnic groups in its borderlands off and on for decades, causing massive displacement within the country and forcing hundreds of thousands to seek refuge across the border in Thailand.ในเดือนตุลาคม สนับสนุนทหารพลเรือนรัฐบาลแทนที่ยึดทหารใน 2010 ลงนามพักรบกับกลุ่มชนกลุ่มน้อยติดอาวุธ 8 แต่การเจรจาล้มขาดของทั่วประเทศเรียกเก็บเงิน มีเจ็ดกลุ่มเชิญ 15 ปฏิเสธที่จะเข้าสู่ระบบ ชานรัฐกองทัพเหนือและกองทัพคะฉิ่นอิสระหลังจาก 2010 ประเทศเริ่มต้นในสหรัฐอเมริกาสนับสนุนปฏิรูปไปเลือกตั้งที่ถือได้ว่าเป็นเดือนสุดท้าย วอนฝ่ายค้านนำนางอองซานซูจีของสันนิบาตแห่งชาติเพื่อประชาธิปไตยในแผ่นดินถล่ม แต่พรรคของเธอยังไม่ได้ใช้พลังงานตามนักเคลื่อนไหวในรัฐฉาน กองทัพมีปลอกเปลือกให้หมดหมู่บ้านหก ยิงบาดเจ็บ 3 คน และยิงชาวบ้าน 17 คนก็หายไป ตั้งแต่ 6 ตุลาคมมูลนิธิสิทธิมนุษยชนไทใหญ่กล่าวว่า มันมีเอกสาร 8 กรณีความรุนแรงทางเพศตั้งแต่ 2015 เมษายน รวมผู้หญิงอายุ 32 ปีข่มขืนแก๊งทหาร 10 ในวันที่ 5 พฤศจิกายนขณะที่สามีของเธอถูกติดใต้ฮัทฟาร์มของพวกเขาในเมืองดู Keรัฐบาลพม่าไม่ได้ตอบสนองการร้องขอสำหรับข้อคิดเห็นเกี่ยวกับการสู้รบในรัฐฉาน(รายงาน โดย David Brunnstrom แก้ไข โดย Dan Grebler)
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