Junta abducts over 30 civilians in Tanintharyi Region for use as human shields

Junta abducts over 30 civilians in Tanintharyi Region for use as human shields

On the morning of October 3, a column of about 100 junta troops entered several villages located across the river from Kanto Village. When they withdrew, they forcibly took 33 locals and two ferry boatmen with them. “The abducted people still haven’t been released. The junta troops also took some boatmen. Soldiers forced locals to go with them as human shields. Now, the number of displaced people is rising every day, it’s reached around 1,300. S…