UN sees 'dramatic' rise in Myanmar war crimes

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 09, 2023 12:21 am

GENEVA, Switzerland: United Nations investigators said on Tuesday they had gathered strong evidence of surging war crimes in Myanmar, including mass executions and sexual violence, and were building case files to help bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Southeast Asian country has been ravaged by deadly violence since a coup deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government on Feb. 1, 2021, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent that has sparked fighting across swathes of the nation.

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