- Depayin massacre
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The Depayin Massacre occurred on 30 May 2003, when at least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy were killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma.
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Commission observations
In making this statement, the Asian Legal Resource Centre concurs with the preliminary findings of the Ad Hoc Commission on the Depayin Massacre, presented on 25 June 2003. In its summary observations on the attack, the Ad Hoc Commission observed that the attack was clearly premeditated and well organised, as indicated by the following:
a) Up to 5000 persons were brought to a remote rural location for the purpose of attacking the convoy.
b) The attackers were all well-armed and located strategically at two killing sites.
c) Before the motorcade arrived, local authorities threatened people living in nearby villages to stay indoors.
d) The authorities systematically searched for and arrested survivors of the attack.ALRC opinion
The Asian Legal Resource Centre is of the opinion that the massacre at Depayin clearly amounts to a "widespread or systematic attack directed against [a] civilian population, with a knowledge of the attack" (article 7.1 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court) and is therefore a crime against humanity. To date, however, there has been no serious action taken on the massacre.
See also
- List of massacres in Burma
External links
- www.ibiblio.org: Depayin Report
Categories:- Conflicts in 2003
- History of Burma
- Massacres in Burma
- 2003 in Burma
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