(Washington) The United States on Tuesday renewed its call to impose an arms embargo on Burma, following a massacre blamed on the military in which two members of the NGO Save the Children were you are beautiful.
“The international community must do more to […] prevent a repeat of atrocities in Burma, including by stopping the sale of dual-use weapons and technologies “to the ruling junta, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
The NGO Save the Children assured Tuesday that two of its employees were killed on December 24 in an attack “committed by the Burmese soldiers in the state of Kayah” in eastern Burma, which left 35 dead at least, including women and children.
“We are alarmed by the brutality of the military regime throughout Burma, and most recently in Kayah and Karen states,” Blinken added.
“It is unacceptable to target innocent people and workers of humanitarian organizations, and the frequent atrocities by the military against the Burmese people show how urgent it is to hold them to account,” the chief continued. of American diplomacy.
On Monday, the new UN special envoy for Burma, Noeleen Heyzer, said she was “deeply concerned” by the escalation of violence in the country and called for a ceasefire between the junta and its opponents. on the occasion of the new year.
Burma has been in chaos since the February coup, and more than 1,300 people have been killed in the crackdown by the armed forces, according to a local NGO.
The United States has imposed a series of sanctions on the leaders of the military junta, and like other Western countries, has long restricted arms sales to the Burmese military regime, which was already accused before the coup of crimes against humanity for their brutal repression of the Rohingya minority.