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"...Burma is a country rich in ethnic diversity. Yet although the SPDC attempts to promote this diversity, and the existence of its
135 "national races" (SPDC term for the country?s ethnic minority groups), the rights of ethnic minority people remain in
violation...n areas where cease-fire agreements have been reached, human rights abuses continue to take place. In fact, in these "national
reconciliation" areas human rights abuses have increased rather than abated. There has been no move on the part of the SPDC
to engage in political discussions with opposition groups to reinforce the military cease-fire agreements. Under the terms of the
cease-fire, some ethnic groups have been allowed to keep their arms and soldiers, however, SPDC had vastly increased the
number of its soldiers in those areas...
The continuing armed conflicts in the Karen, Karenni, Shan and Chin States have been accompanied by massive human rights violations..."
Source/publisher:
Human Rights Documentation Unit, NCGUB
Date of Publication:
2001-10-00
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
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English
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