Myanmar refugee in Denmark demands justice over junta war crimes
Denmark’s universal jurisdiction allows for the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide anywhere in the world
The complainant, Ngun Siang Dim, who is from the Chin minority, claims she saw 40 houses burn down in her village in Chin State, in western Myanmar, and that several members of her family and friends were killed or left permanently disabled by landmines laid by the junta.
The military junta “has done so many things”, the 39-year-old said. She said that children can no longer go to school, “and also because of the jet fighters, they keep [dropping] bombs, so they destroy our houses. So they have tortured a lot emotionally too”.
