Burma Attacks in Kachin Prompt Global Criticism
January 15, 2013
Reports say at least three people were killed and several injured after Burmese government forces launched mortar attacks Monday - the first reported civilian deaths since fighting between the military and Kachin rebels intensified last month. Kachin activists say Britain must do more to help their people, given Britain's colonial history in the country.
Amateur footage captures the aftermath of the alleged government attacks Monday on the town of Laiza, next to the Chinese border, as trucks carry away several injured people. Kachin activists say three civilians were killed after mortars were fired at the town.
Another video purportedly shows Kachin rebels earlier this month firing into the air as government jet fighters target their positions.
The Kachin Independence Army has been fighting for independence for decades. They have long accused Burma’s government of human rights violations.
Zoya Phan from Burma Campaign UK is an ethnic Karen - a group that says it has also suffered rights abuses and attacks. “It is shocking to see this still going on in Burma, while the international community turns a blind eye and does not condemn the human rights violations," she said.
Activists staged a demonstration outside the Burmese embassy in London last week to protest the latest attacks. Among them was Kunong, from the Kachin Students’ Union in Britain.
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