BURMA 101 War Crimes

War Crimes

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Extrajudicial Killing and Torture

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As with forced displacement and sexual violence, the UN documentation of extrajudicial killings and torture creates a prima facie case that justifies a thorough UN investigation into such violence.  UN actors document that the reported violations are perpetrated within a culture of impunity. UN documentation suggest the reported violations of extrajudicial killings and torture constitute international crimes.

Burma 101 - War Crimes

War Crimes

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A war crime is a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), or the laws of war. War crimes can only be committed, in the context of an internal armed conflict, against “persons taking no active part in the hostilities.” War crimes occur in times of an armed conflict. Crimes against humanity the act need not occur during an armed conflict.

Burma 101 - War Crimes