The Chin people can file a complaint to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of Chin State over the abuse meted out by the Myanmar junta, Dr Sasa told at a press conference on January 20.
Similarly, Kayin (Karen) State, Kayah (Karenni) State and Sagaing Region that have been subjected to human rights abuses can also file complaints on behalf of their respective states and regions, he added.
The National Unity Government is also trying to prosecute the military government over crimes against Myanmar at the ICJ and ICC, and there may be delays. Therefore, more complaints in the international courts could put more pressure on and speed up the process, he said.
Nearly 900 people were arrested and nearly 200 killed between February and December 2021 after the military coup in Chin State. There are more than 50,000 IDPs, more than 30,000 of whom have fled to the Indian border. More than 30 elderly people died while fleeing. The military has destroyed more than 700 houses and destroyed seven churches, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization, which was founded in 1995.
NUG Union Minister for Human Rights Aung Myo Min said that the UN Security Council will soon hold an open debate on human rights abuses in 10 Chin villagers including a journalist and a 13-year-old boy who were allegedly arrested and brutally killed by Myanmar junta troops in Chin State on January 6.
NUG is not only relying on the United Nations, but also working with international aid. NUG will also point out the fact that the United Nations was delaying the sanctions upon the junta and will also focus on sanctions, such as the junta’s revenue stream, such as Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), he added.
The wife of one of the 10 local villagers brutally killed in Matupi said she was "deeply saddened" for her husband who had no contact with the junta. She said her husband was brutally killed by the junta troops when he was coming back to the village to bring some meat
home for the family. The children waited for their father to return with the beef. Here was a father who was killed by junta troops for no reason.
Meanwhile, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the new chairman of ASEAN recently arrived in Myanmar to call for an end to the violence, and yet Chin villagers were brutally killed by junta troops soon after this visit.
NUG Union Minister for Human Rights Aung Myo Min said that it is not enough for the United Nations to issue a statement of “deep concern” as made over the Phruso massacre in Kayah State. This needs action by the UN Security Council, he stressed.
