{"id":41742,"date":"2021-10-31T13:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T20:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=41742"},"modified":"2021-10-31T13:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T20:38:40","slug":"the-united-states-condemns-reported-attacks-in-chin-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=41742","title":{"rendered":"The United States Condemns Reported Attacks in Chin State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>10\/31\/2021 02:32 PM EDT<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ned Price, Department Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>The United States is gravely concerned by reports of gross violations of human rights that Burmese security forces have perpetuated in Chin State, including reports that forces have set fire to and destroyed more than 100 residences as well as Christian churches.\u00a0 We condemn such brutal actions by the Burmese regime against people, their homes, and places of worship, which lays bare the regime\u2019s complete disregard for the lives and welfare of the people of Burma.\u00a0 These abhorrent attacks underscore the urgent need for the international community to hold the Burmese military accountable and take action to prevent gross violations and abuses of human rights, including by preventing the transfer of arms to the military.<\/p>\n<p>We are also deeply concerned over the Burmese security forces\u2019 intensification of military operations in various parts of the country, including in Chin State and the Sagaing Region.\u00a0 We call on the regime to immediately cease the violence, release all those unjustly detained, and restore Burma\u2019s path to inclusive democracy.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to promote accountability for the horrific violence that has been and continues to be perpetrated by the regime against the people of Burma.\u00a0 We will continue to support the people of Burma and all those working toward a restoration of Burma\u2019s democratic path and a peaceful resolution to the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10\/31\/2021 02:32 PM EDT &nbsp; Ned&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41743,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41742\/revisions\/41743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}