Burma Campaign UK is urging the British government to sanction the Arakan Army (AA) for carrying out international human rights violations against the people of Burma, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). The AA has allegedly targeted regime soldiers and civilians, including the Rohingya, with summary executions, beheadings, torture, and sexual violence.
“Allowing the Arakha Army to continue to commit human rights abuses with impunity only encourages them to think they can get away with more abuses,” said Mark Farmaner, the director of Burma Campaign UK. BCUK called for international justice and accountability mechanisms to be used against the AA, and for the UK as the “penholder” on Burma to call for a UN Security Council meeting to address the crisis.