The United Nations on Tuesday urged the international community to take “immediate measures” to stop the Burmese military junta’s systematic human rights violations, which it said amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The military junta has shown “a flagrant disregard for human life” by launching airstrikes on populated areas and deliberately targeting civilians, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a report. Bachelet stated that many civilians have been shot in the head, burned to death, arbitrarily arrested, tortured, or used as human shields in Burma, also known as Myanmar, calling on the international community to take “meaningful action.” “The appalling breadth and scale of violations of international law suffered by the people of Myanmar demand a firm, unified, and resolute international response,” she remarked. At least 1,600 people had been killed by security forces and their affiliates, while more than 12,500 people had been …