“The human rights situation in Myanmar is reaching alarming new depths, with civilians throughout the country suffering the cruelest toll.”

On September 8, at the U.N. Human Rights Council, Fortify Rights delivered a video statement urging governments to impose a global jet fuel and arms embargo on the Myanmar junta. Our latest report documents airstrikes in Kachin and Karenni states that killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed homes, schools, and hospitals — constituting war crimes under international law.