Burnt vehicles in Hpruso township of Myanmar’s Kayah state on December 24. KARENNI NATIONALITIES DEFENSE FORCE
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on December 29 condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two NGO staff, that was blamed on junta troops.
The killings took place on Christmas Eve in eastern Kayah state, where pro-democracy rebels have been fighting the military, which took over the government from the democratically elected administration in February.
In a statement released on the evening of December 29, UNSC members “stressed the need to ensure accountability for this act”.
They also called “for the immediate cessation of all violence and emphasised the importance of respect for human rights and of ensuring safety of civilians”.
The statement said “at least 35 people”, including four children and two staff of Save the…
