Myanmar junta facing 'existential threat': UN expert
1 year ago

Myanmar junta facing 'existential threat': UN expert

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's junta is already facing an "existential threat" but the world could help end its "nightmare" rule with coordinated sanctions, the UN special rapporteur on the country said Wednesday. Mass casualties among junta forces, as well as defections, surrenders, and recruitment challenges have led to dwindling troop numbers, posing "an existential threat for the Myanmar military", said Tom Andrews. The junta came to power in the February 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the Southeast Asian nation into bloody turmoil. Andrews said sanctions -- restrictions on financial flows and on equipment for military use -- were disrupting the junta's operations.

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Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages
2 months ago

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages

The Hindu  

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The UN Human Rights Office said the military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since the army takeover as its grip on …

Peace prospects dim in Myanmar as civil war intensifies
2 months ago

Peace prospects dim in Myanmar as civil war intensifies

Hindustan Times  

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages The political situation remains tense with no negotiation space in sight between the military government and the major opposition groups fighting …

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
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2 months ago

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Peace prospects look bleak in …

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
2 months ago

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The U.N. Human Rights Office said the military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since the army takeover as its …

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages
2 months ago

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The U.N. Human Rights Office said the military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since the army takeover as its grip …

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet

Firstpost  

The military junta holds less than 50 percent of Myanmarese territory, but as long as it holds on to the majority of airfields and sea ports and controls the Bamar heartland, an endgame does not flicker on the horizon I am writing this article from close to the Myanmar-Thailand border with the help of elements from the resistance. Hlaing has …

UN expert: Myanmar’s desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
4 months, 1 week ago

UN expert: Myanmar’s desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and …

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns
1 year ago

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns

Associated Press  

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar’s military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield from a range of pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups, a U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights warned Wednesday. And the more attention we can focus on this country, the greater the chance of success that we have.” Myanmar’s military seized power …

Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare: UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare: UN

The Hindu  

Three years of military rule in Myanmar have inflicted unbearable cruelty, leaving people trapped in an unending nightmare as the conflict spreads, the UN human rights chief said Friday. "The human rights situation in Myanmar has morphed into a never-ending nightmare, away from the spotlight of global politics," Mr. Turk said. Mr. Turk told the council that credible sources had …

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Al Jazeera  

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said anti-coup forces had made “stunning gains” since the start of Operation 1027, which was launched late last year by an alliance of ethnic armed …

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's military has likely perpetrated indiscriminate attacks on civilians and used banned cluster munitions in its fight against ethnic minority insurgents, Amnesty International said on Thursday, calling for an investigation of suspected war crimes. An air strike in Shan state earlier this month used bombs that were most likely cluster munitions, Amnesty said in a statement, citing evidence analysed by …

Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
1 year, 5 months ago

Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A group of human rights researchers officially launched a website Wednesday that they hope will help get justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar, where one of the world’s less-noticed but still brutal armed struggles is taking place. — Human rights abuses under Myanmar’s military rule,” compiled by Security Force Monitor, a project of the Columbia Law …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 6 months ago

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

The Hindu  

Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7 at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. “Brutal violence, worsening poverty, and systematic repression are crushing hopes for a return to democracy,” Mr. Guterres said before a meeting with the …

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN

Al Jazeera  

United Nations human rights chief appeals for international action with millions in urgent need of help. Myanmar’s military rulers are preventing life-saving humanitarian aid from reaching people who need it as the country falls deeper into violence, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk said the military, which seized power …

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar urged the international community on Wednesday to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working. Tom Andrews, a special rapporteur working with the U.N. human rights office, …

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham’ vote
2 years, 2 months ago

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham’ vote

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The independent U.N. special investigator on Myanmar warned Tuesday that the country’s military rulers plan to seek legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this year and urged all countries to reject the illegal and “farcical” vote. Tom Andrews also called for nations that support human rights and democracy to recognize the underground umbrella organization for opponents of …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
2 years, 2 months ago

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence

Firstpost  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020. Bangkok: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will “fuel greater violence”, a United Nations special envoy said on Tuesday, calling for the international community to unite …

Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signs: HRW report
2 years, 2 months ago

Litany of crises in 2022 but also good signs: HRW report

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 17:48 IST Widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power is shifting as people take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction in Iran, China and elsewhere, a leading rights group said on January 12. “After years of piecemeal …

UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’
2 years, 6 months ago

UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’

Al Jazeera  

Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews says the people of Myanmar are increasingly frustrated with an international community they feel has failed them. Tom Andrews, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, has said that conditions for Myanmar’s 54 million people have gone from “bad to worse to horrific” since the military seized power last year. Speaking to the …

Myanmar military deliberately killed civilians after coup: Report
3 years ago

Myanmar military deliberately killed civilians after coup: Report

Al Jazeera  

Fortify Rights says 61 senior police and military officials should be investigated for alleged ‘crimes against humanity’ Myanmar’s military and police deliberately killed civilians opposed to its rule in the six months following the coup in February 2021, in a policy that amounts to crimes against humanity, according to new research published on Thursday. Some 140 people were killed on …

UN expert criticises China, Russia for alleged arms sales to Myanmar
3 years, 1 month ago

UN expert criticises China, Russia for alleged arms sales to Myanmar

India TV News  

Highlights China and Russia criticised for allegedly supplying the weapons to Myanmar Tom Andrews urged countries to halt weapons sales He also called on the UN Security Council to discuss a possible ban on sales of arms An independent human rights expert working with the United Nations is criticising China and Russia for allegedly supplying weapons used by Myanmar's military …

UN rights chief says response to Myanmar crisis ‘ineffectual’
3 years, 2 months ago

UN rights chief says response to Myanmar crisis ‘ineffectual’

Al Jazeera  

Michelle Bachelet demands quick restoration of civilian rule in the country almost a year after the military takeover. The United Nations human rights chief has urged world leaders to ramp up the pressure on Myanmar’s military rulers to cease violence against the country’s own people and quickly restore civilian rule. Almost one year on since the military seized power in …

UN fears ‘mass crimes’ as troops assemble in Myanmar’s north
3 years, 5 months ago

UN fears ‘mass crimes’ as troops assemble in Myanmar’s north

The Hindu  

The UN said on Friday it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country, which has been in chaos since a February coup. Mr. Andrews, who was presenting the findings of an annual human rights report on Myanmar to the General Assembly, said that …

Official: US at turning point in dealing with Myanmar crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

Official: US at turning point in dealing with Myanmar crisis

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The United States is at a turning point in deciding how to handle the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, weighing further political and economic steps to pressure the government to change its behavior, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. There are political and economic levers that can be pulled by the U.S. and other governments to “pressure the …

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?
3 years, 9 months ago

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 16 at 19:30GMT: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power in February, claiming without evidence that an election in which the National League of Democracy party retained power was fraudulent. Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar under the NLD, has gone on trial accused of several crimes including violating coronavirus …

‘A catastrophe’: UN warns of intensifying violence in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

‘A catastrophe’: UN warns of intensifying violence in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says military government is ‘singularly responsible’ for violence and ‘must be held to account’. The United Nations human rights chief has warned that violence is intensifying across Myanmar, slamming the country’s military government for being “singularly responsible” for a “human rights catastrophe”. In a statement published on Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights …

Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests, strikes
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests, strikes

India Today  

Protesters rallied in towns and cities around Myanmar on Tuesday, May 11, to denounce its military rulers, 100 days after the generals' overthrow of an elected government plunged the country into its biggest crisis in decades. The junta has struggled to govern Myanmar since seizing power on February 1, with protests, strikes and a civil disobedience campaign crippling businesses and …

‘Nearly 250,000 people displaced’ in Myanmar military crackdown
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Nearly 250,000 people displaced’ in Myanmar military crackdown

Al Jazeera  

UN envoy warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’, appeals for action as ASEAN prepares for a summit on Myanmar coup. The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protests has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said, as activists in the Southeast Asian nation staged demonstrations calling for the release of all those arrested since the …

US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
3 years, 11 months ago

US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on Friday including an arms embargo and sanctions against its holding companies and those who profit from them, saying this is the only way to change the military’s crackdown on civilians following its Feb. 1 coup. Linda …

Myanmar military ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup: UN
4 years ago

Myanmar military ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN special rapporteur suggests ‘crimes against humanity’ being committed; calls for sanctions on military-owned enterprises. Andrews called for multilateral sanctions to be imposed on senior military leaders and on the country’s major sources of revenue, “including military-owned enterprises and Myanmar’s oil and gas enterprises”, he said. A ‘mumbling’ tone A veteran diplomat, Chan Aye used to serve as the right-hand …

UN chief tells Myanmar military: ‘Stop the repression’
4 years, 1 month ago

UN chief tells Myanmar military: ‘Stop the repression’

Al Jazeera  

Guterres demands Myanmar military free prisoners and end violence, as he opens a four-week summit on human rights. The four-week session of the Human Rights Council, which started Monday, has drawn several presidents and prime ministers for its “high-level segment”, with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro set to speak. “Today, I call on the Myanmar military to stop the repression immediately,” …

Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy
4 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar's coup leader used the …

Joe Biden Sanctions Myanmar Generals For Military Coup
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden Sanctions Myanmar Generals For Military Coup

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. will impose sanctions on military officials in Myanmar who overthrew the southeast Asian nation’s civilian government earlier this month, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday at the White House. STR via Getty Images It’s the latest sign in the first month of Biden’s presidency that he intends to deliver on his campaign promise to reassert …

Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Biden assailed the country’s army for the coup, calling it a “direct assault on the country’s transition to democracy and rule of law.” The coup in Myanmar, …

Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders
4 years, 2 months ago

Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders

LA Times  

In an early morning coup Monday, Myanmar’s military seized control of the government, detaining State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders. Representatives for the NLD and Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, could not be reached for comment, though civilian President Win Myint was believed to be among those detained. We urge concerned governments to speak out …

UN rapporteur urges new probe into possible Myanmar ‘war crimes’
4 years, 11 months ago

UN rapporteur urges new probe into possible Myanmar ‘war crimes’

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar is calling for an immediate investigation into the military, following allegations of continuing war crimes and crimes against humanity in western Rakhine and Chin States. Yanghee Lee on Wednesday accused Myanmar’s army, also known as the Tatmadaw, of ignoring a call for a ceasefire by rebel groups, and instead carrying …

Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Be Prosecuted For Genocide Against Rohingya, UN Team Says
6 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Be Prosecuted For Genocide Against Rohingya, UN Team Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GENEVA — Investigators working for the U.N.’s top human rights body said Monday that top Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims. U.N. officials and human rights watchers have for months pointed to evidence of genocide in Myanmar, and the United States late last year said that “ethnic cleansing” was occurring in Myanmar. …

Myanmar's Military Leaders Should Be Tried For Genocide, U.N. Investigators Say
6 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar's Military Leaders Should Be Tried For Genocide, U.N. Investigators Say

NPR  

Myanmar's Military Leaders Should Be Tried For Genocide, U.N. Investigators Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Phyo Hein Kyaw/AFP/Getty Images Phyo Hein Kyaw/AFP/Getty Images The mass killings of Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine State constitute genocide and top military commanders should face prosecution for crimes against humanity, a team of United Nations investigators has concluded. Their report names six military officials, …

US says Myanmar's response to Rohingya militant attacks in August was 'disproportionate'
7 years, 6 months ago

US says Myanmar's response to Rohingya militant attacks in August was 'disproportionate'

Firstpost  

The top US diplomat for south east Asia says America remains deeply troubled by the ongoing crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and allegations of human rights abuses Bangkok: The top US diplomat for south east Asia says America remains deeply troubled by the ongoing crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and allegations of human rights abuses in Myanmar. US deputy Assistant …

Reality check on Myanmar
14 years, 4 months ago

Reality check on Myanmar

The Hindu  

Aung San Suu Kyi is finally free. Around the world, there is relief that Myanmar's repressive military junta has released this courageous woman whose sacrifices in pursuit of her mission to bring democracy to her country have few parallels. But as we celebrate Ms Suu Kyi's freedom, it must be remembered that this is not the first time she has …

A new tactic?
15 years, 4 months ago

A new tactic?

The Hindu  

MYANMARS celebrated democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi is the only Nobel Peace laureate to languish in detention now. At the legal level, Suu Kyis close political associates in her National League for Democracy, who also serve as her counsel, are determined to get the guilty verdict overturned through the remaining avenues of appeal. Nyan Win, Suu Kyis long-time lieutenant …

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