News Forum - Myanmar guilty of war crimes says Amnesty International

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Amnesty International today accused the Myanmar military of committing war crimes by laying antipersonnel landmines in and around villages in Kayah (Karenni) State. The non-governmental organisation revealed they have conducted an investigation in conflict-affected parts of the state and concluded the antipersonnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate and therefore contravene international law. The landmines have been laid in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, killing dozens of innocent people. Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Deputy Director, Matt Wells, said the Myanmar military’s use of landmines is abhorrent and cruel. “At a time when the world […]

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The non-governmental organisation revealed they have conducted an investigation in conflict-affected parts of the state and concluded the antipersonnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate and therefore contravene international law.

Good job on Amnesty International's part in raising awareness on landmines but to say that Myanmar is guilty of contravening international law when it is not even a signatory of the Ottawa Treaty is just mind baffling. 

On a side note even the US didn't sign on the Ottawa Treaty because of their extensive landmine use at the Korean DMZ