The military regime of
Burma is truly guilty of genocide.
The genocide in
Burma has been silently going on for about half a century since late 1950s. The first military regime took over power from civilian government in
Burma in 1958. Since from the very first day of military rule all successive military leaders in
Burma have been running an ethnic cleansing campaign in all ethnic minority regions.
But because of the total lack of media freedom, until recently
Burma’s ethnic cleansing activities has not been widely recognized by the outside world.
But things are starting to change. Just last year President Bush met a young Shan ethnic woman who bravely compiled graphic records of killing, torturing, and raping by the regime’s soldiers in ethnic minority areas.
And also in last year, Guy Horton’s report, Burma Rangers’ reports and Christian Solidarity group’s reports brought
Burma’s ethnic cleansing activities into media lime-light.
Nowadays, every body knows that Burmese regime oppresses on ethnic minorities. They kill people, they rape women and girls, they use young men as porters/forced labourers, they burn down villages and they rob cattle and crops from farmers. Their sins are too numerous to count.
So now, the question we have to ask the world’s leaders is “whether these atrocities of the regime amounts to genocide”. And how is genocide defined nowadays?
Are acute killings only qualified to be regarded as genocide; what about chronic problems like that in
Burma?
How many people need to be killed in what length of time to be eligible for genocide?
We are now asking our readers to send any evidences and any personal experiences they have of oppression/torture/atrocity/genocide by military regime to Burma Digest.
As we all know, the UN Security Council is currently considering informally to take tough actions on
Burma’s military regime from the point of view that
Burma under military regime has become a threat to regional and international peace and stability. But we think UN Security Council should also consider punishing
Burma’s military regime on charges of genocide (and other human rights crimes) as well.
If you have evidences of genocide committed by military regime please contact burmadigest@tayzathuria.org.uk
Dr. Tayza
