Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts

ONU - 11/04
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. 

“At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead launching attacks,” spokesperson Ravini Shamdasani told journalists in Geneva.

Since the 28 March disaster, military forces have reportedly carried out over 120 attacks, she said, and more than half occurred after a declared ceasefire was due to have gone into effect on 2 April.

Devastated areas hit

Most attacks involved aerial and artillery strikes, including in areas impacted by the quake. 

“Numerous strikes have been reported in ...
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