Min Aung Hlaing's 100-day plan sees 1045 human rights violations, 162 deaths from mass killings

Ayeyarwaddy Times July 4 Behind the so-called 100-day plan, which coup leader and interim president Min Aung Hlaing has put forward to improve his international image, the military junta has been continuously committing human rights violations, with a total of 1045 violations occurring in 70 days from April 20 to June 30, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG). The military junta's human rights violations include mass killings, airstrikes on IDP camps and villages, and arson attacks on homes. Magway Region suffered the most human rights violations, with 199 incidents, followed by Sagaing Region with 148 incidents. Within the 70 days before the completion of the 100-day plan, the military carried out 20 mass killings where five or more civilians were killed, resulting in the deaths of 162 civilians. Five such killings occurred in Chin State, and three in Mandalay Region. As an example of the military junta's human rights violations, on April 24, the military's navy fired upon seven members of a Rohingya family who were fleeing to Setipyin village in Rathedaung Township, Rakhine State. Six family members died on the spot, and the surviving 4-year-old girl was also arrested and killed, the NUG has reported. Furthermore, the military has conducted 1147 airstrikes, killing 277 civilians and injuring 431 others in attacks targeting civilians. It is also reported that 45 children under the age of 18 have died. Given that airstrikes are the most frequent form of attack by the military on civilians, the NUG has called on the international community to take effective action against the supply routes of aviation fuel and financial sources flowing to the military junta to enable an immediate halt. Additionally, the Ministry of Human Rights has stated that it has reviewed 6321 major human rights violation cases committed by the military junta, which are sufficient for prosecution in international courts, and has submitted 560 case files with complete evidence to the Independent Mechanism for Investigating Myanmar (IIMM).