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Horrific scenes of MASS MURDERS, EHNIC CLEANSING of Shan people of Burma rivaled only by that of the Kmer Rouge Crimes in Cambodia.

On one misty morning of February 2000, the machine gun fire suddenly rattled the silence of a sleepy village. A laud-speaker then blasted at the villagers, 175 of them including women children and elders, who were still in their night pajamas and half dazed, were forced to line up in single files. The houses were searched to ensure nobody was left inside.

Before the frightened villagers could realize what was going on, the SPDC troops began firing at point blank range killing all of the villagers. The houses were also set on fire. No one knew in details, except a few who were lucky to escape from the horrified scene. The murder scene of the deserted ghost village was left unattended for years for fear of further reprisals until 2004 when rumors of a visit by an UN Envoy was in the air.

The mass grave was unearthed under strict security and protection by armed Shan State Army and the compilation of the innocent victims, whilst massacred by the SPDC troops for no rhymes and reasons, has just begun for more studies of this senseless atrocities.

While we seek help from international communities and UN experts for forensic studies to determine the extent of these crimes against humanity in order that the culprits could be punished accordingly. We also call on UN and all Western democracies to put pressure to bear on SPDC to stop these atrocities against innocent and defenseless Shan people that are ongoing with sheer impunity.