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- August 27, 2024
Jonathan
Narinjara News, 24 May 2024
The United States has expressed deep concern over the
reports of escalating violence and inter-communal tensions in Arakan State of
Myanmar, including incidents of towns being burnt and residents displaced.
The US Department of State's statement on 21 May
addressed the situation in the western province of Myanmar, also known as
Rakhine State.
These developments follow concerning reports of forced
conscription of Rohingyas along with the spread of disinformation,
misinformation and hate speech, mentioned in the statement.
The military junta's previous acts of genocide and
other crimes against humanity targeting Rohingyas, in addition to its history
of stoking inter-communal tensions in Arakan State and elsewhere across the
country, underscore the grave dangers to civilians.
The recent increased violence and inter-communal
tensions raise the risks of further atrocities on civilians.
The statement calls on Myanmar's military rulers, as
well as all armed actors, to protect civilian populations and allow for
unhindered humanitarian access.
It also urged the international partners to condemn
the heightened violence, hold perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable
and offer protection to those fleeing violence to prevent further atrocities.
The US remains committed to promote justice for
victims and survivors, as well as to holding accountable those responsible for
atrocities, and will impose costs on the military and other armed actors, who
commit abuses, asserted the statement.