More than 40 children from Karen State were killed by the conflicts during the military coup, according to the figures compiled by the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG).
The military council’s airstrikes and shelling killed 25 children aged under 18 and wounded 19 others in the Karen National Union (KNU)-controlled territories, Saw Nanda Sue, Spokesperson of the KHRG said.
“Especially, it is reported in the KNU’s Brigade-5 and Brigade-6. We did not get updates as fighting continued there. The number of casualties is still incomplete,” he told the Karen Information Center (KIC).
Unborn babies are taken into account for 25 children killed in the junta’s airstrikes. The KHRG plans to scrutinize and compile the detailed list, Saw Nanda Sue added.
The military council’s increased airstrikes have killed over 50 civilians and wounded at least 100 others in Karen State. The total number of the IDPs has reached around 600,000, according to the KHRG’s statement released on 12 April.
Till date since the 2021 coup, the total number of children killed in the armed conflicts has reached 396. The junta imprisoned 355 children aged under 18, according to the figures released by the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs under the National Unity Government (NUG) on 18 April.
Sent by Nant Hsan Htee.