Burma’s Military Junta Accused of Torturing and Killing Ethnic Rebels
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After a 17-year cease-fire, conflict has erupted between the Burmese government and ethnic minority rebels of Kachin in northern Burma. Mainstream media has largely turned a blind eye, but Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights have documented the last six months of violence. In an attempt to stamp out the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), government soldiers are killing civilians and have forced at least 30,000 to flee. The Burmese military has engaged in rights violations including forced labor, torture, sexual abuse of women, and destruction of property and livelihoods. According to International Crisis Group, the resumption of fighting in Kachin areas is a serious threat to peace in Myanmar.