'NIGHTMARE SCENARIO ': 43 CHILDREN KILLED BY ARMED FORCES IN MYANMAR

  • 01/04/2021

At least 43 children have been killed by armed forces in Myanmar since the military carried a coup d’etat in February, according to the rights group Save the Children. Citing the data compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), the rights organisation on Thursday said in a statement that the death toll of children has more than doubled in the past 12 days. The report suggests that the youngest victim of the violence was a seven-year-old girl.The seven-year-old girl was killed by police while she ran towards her father during a raid on their home. 

Among the dead is a 13-year-old boy who was reportedly shot in the head while trying to run away from the armed forces.A 14-year-old boy is believed to have been shot while he was inside or around his home in Mandalay. Save the Children expressed shock over the continued targeting of children despite repeated calls to protect them from harm.

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