Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), a Kachin Baptist organization which has over 400,000 members, on Wednesday released
a statement
saying that the offensive war has continued unabated using attack
helicopters, fighter jets and numerous troops despite President Thein
Sein’s announcement for unilateral ceasefire to be effective on Jan 19.
The statement says the ongoing offensive war in Kachin region
destroyed over 200 villages of KBC’s members and damaged 66 Churches
which are holy and sacred for Kachin believers. Over 100,000 internally
displaced persons left their homes and villages and living under
perilous conditions as the war escalated.
Kachin Baptist Convention urged Burmese government to immediately
stop its operations in Kachin region as the war could damage the trust
and unity among ethnic nationalities. The statement asked government to
allow humanitarian assistance from UN and international organizations in
all areas. It also demanded, “to stop arbitrary arrests of innocent
civilians, to stop firing indiscriminately on refugee camps, to stop
harassing and raping women and to respect international human rights
laws”.
The statement also said,”no peace can be made by force. To achieve
genuine and lasting justice and peace, precise policies and procedures
must be set for political dialogues”.
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