Fleeing Karens trapped in Burma as junta tells EU its 'biased report'

Fleeing ethnic Burmese who wanted to evade the counter insurgency move of the military junta’s State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and the State-led Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) against the Karen rebel army, now find themselves trapped in Burma. Military elements of DKBA are guarding the borders and preventing ethnic Karens from leaving the country.

“The villagers are fleeing an offensive against Brigade 7 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) that began nearly two weeks ago. Civilians are routinely targeted by Burmese troops as part of the regime’s efforts to cripple KNLA resistance,” Irrawaddy reports.

Karens and other ethnic Burmese living near the borders have been running to neighboring countries as Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Lao to escape the brutalities of the Burmese junta.

What future awaits the hapless civilians is a pressing international concern Burma cannot ignore by saying “don’t interfere in our internal affairs”.

As this developed, Myanmar dismissed European Union concerns about military operations against Karen rebels as political meddling. The EU last week called for an immediate truce.

Burma’s Foreign Ministry said EU's criticism was "unwarranted," "politically motivated" and based on "inaccurate information originating from the insurgent groups and biased media reports", Associated Press reports in Myanmar dismisses EU concerns over Karen refugees.

With dreadful violations of human rights perpetrated by junta regime manifested on suffering ethnic Burmese most especially, more international pressure is needed. What more, a case against the generals for commission of crimes against humanity is wanting .