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Human Rights Watch is accusing Burmese soldiers of "serious abuses" against
civilians in northern Kachin state, including enslavement and murder.The Burmese
military launched an offensive against the rebel Kachin Independence Army in
June. Human Rights Watch says soldiers attacked and occupied numerous villages
in Kachin state, confiscating residents' property and belongings.
The rights group also says the soldiers pressed Kachin civilians into
forced labor and subjected some of them to harsh interrogation.Human Rights
Watch says the attacks have displaced 30,000 Kachin civilians who fled their
homes to hide out for days in nearby mountains and jungles. |
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