State-run agencies have bought 11.92m tonnes of wheat from farmers so far this season, down 25% on the 15.92m tonnes bought in the same period a year ago
UN Myanmar rights envoy calls for halt to violence in Kachin state
The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Tuesday at a sharply escalation in hostility in Kachin state, citing reports of the army using aerial bombings, heavy weapons and artillery fire on civilian areas near China.
Published : 1 May 2018, 11:38 AM
Updated : 1 May 2018, 11:56 AM
“Innocent civilians are being killed and injured, and hundreds of families are now fleeing for their lives,” Yanghee Lee, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, said in a statement.
Thousands of people rallied on Monday in Kachin to demand humanitarian access for villagers trapped by fighting between government forces and ethnic minority insurgents that has displaced more than 5,000 people.
“Any willful impediment of relief supplies may amount to war crimes under international law," Lee said, appealing for access.
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