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International pressure on Burmese junta continues

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Nava Thakuria
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Dhaka: The Burmese government continues targeting pro-democracy activists, civilians and ethnic communities-this is how the British government commented. The UK government representative even highlighted the issueto the United Nations Security Council in a recent debate on the protection of civilians in an armed conflict zone.

Burma Campaign UK has welcomed the initiative of the British government to bring the issue on the focus, stated in a release issuedby the campaign group from London. Mentionable that the UN Special Rapporteur on Burma had recently called for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.

“The Burmese military regime continues to target civilians, particularly people from ethnic minorities. The use of rape and other forms of sexual violence remain a serious concern, as do the use of child soldiers and forced labour for military use,” said Philip Parham, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom.

Zoya Phan, International Coordinator at Burma Campaign UK said in an interview, “It is a very welcome step forward for the UK to be raising attacks against ethnic minorities at the highest level in the UN Security Council.”

Philip Parham also commented that the United Kingdom is greatly disturbed by the continuing growth in the number of people displaced within their own country as a result of conflict - a record high of over 27 million in 2009.

“This is an acute problem, for example in Burma, where we remain deeply concerned about the lack of progress towards national reconciliation. The Burmese military regime continues to target civilians, particularly people from ethnic minorities. The use of rape and other forms of sexual violence remain a serious concern, as do the use of child soldiers and forced labour for military use,” the UK government representative added.

Zoya Phan insisted on more countries to come forward condemning the junta government at Nay Pyi Taw. She concluded, “At the present time China and Russia might veto a resolution establishing a commission of inquiry, but they can’t veto the UK and others speaking the truth about the dictatorship breaking international law.”

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