Over 130 killed including 7 children due to junta's airstrikes and artillery attacks in Kachin State: KHRW

July 13 Mizzima. Over 130 civilians, including seven children, have been killed due to airstrikes, missile attacks, and artillery shelling by the military junta in Kachin State, the Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW) announced today (July 13). According to a new report by KHRW titled "Inhumane and Cruel Acts," the junta forces carried out 550 attacks even during the period of temporary ceasefire after the earthquake. Furthermore, it stated that humanitarian aid was used as a weapon to obstruct access, and internet and mobile phone communications were cut off, making it more difficult to deliver aid to displaced persons. Jacob, a spokesperson for KHRW, said, "The lack of effective accountability and punishment for the junta has emboldened the soldiers to commit more heinous crimes. In Kachin State, innocent civilians, including women and children, are living in fear of further attacks." The report also states that nearly 250,000 people in Kachin State have been displaced, a number greater than the entire population of Geneva, Switzerland. Therefore, KHRW has called on the international community to immediately impose a global arms embargo and sanctions on aviation fuel to stop the flow of weapons, ammunition, and aviation fuel to the junta. Editor: Aung Kyaw Phyo