ISLAMABAD (TDI): The humanitarian situation further worsens and crimes amplify amid violent fights between Myanmar’s military junta and the armed resistance groups.
The United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, Julie Bishops, addressed the UN General Assembly’s human rights committee last week.
Bishops shed light over the increasing crimes and called on parties in a conflict to opt for reconciliation.
Human suffering has reached ‘unprecedented levels’, she stated, highlighting the displacement of 3.4 million people.
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Julie said, “Any pathway to reconciliation requires an end to violence, accountability, and unfettered access for the UN and its partners.”
She also expressed her deep concern over the upsurge in crimes in Myanmar amid the conflict.
The crimes include overproduction and trade of arms, human trafficking, drug manufacture and trafficking, and scam centers in Myanmar.
Clashes between Military Junta and Resistance Groups
Since the ousting of Myanmar’s democratically elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021, the country has plunged into violent bloodshed and killings of thousands of civilians.
Aung San Suu Kyi was put into jail on the basis of criminal charges that were fabricated according to her supporters and rights groups.
The ongoing violent clashes between the Myanmar’s military junta and the thousands of anti-coup activists have created humanitarian emergencies.
A report issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk revealed that 5,350 civilians had been killed by air and artillery attacks by the military junta since the coup.
Additionally, over 18 million people need humanitarian assistance in the war-torn country.
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The resistance groups belong to different regions and ethnicities that are fighting collectively to bring back the lawful democratic government.
These consist of long-established ethnic armed militias that sought autonomy from the state previously and newly formed pro-democratic militias known as “People’s Defense Forces.”
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The condition appears to deteriorate if the conflicting parties continue to indulge in brutalities and armed conflict instead of political dialogue.
