UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians
1 year, 4 months ago

UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Members of the U.N. Security Council – minus China and Russia – condemned the “unrelenting violence” and killing of civilians in Myanmar and again urged its military rulers to stop attacks, release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and respect human rights. At the council meeting, diplomats discussed a report this month by U.N. independent investigators who said Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, established in 2018 by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council, said it also found strong evidence during the year ending in June of the indiscriminate and disproportionate targeting of civilians with bombs, mass executions of people detained during military operations, and large-scale burning of civilian houses. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield cited the group’s report in a statement saying “the regime’s horrific atrocities must stop.” Myanmar’s U.N.-accredited ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, who represented the Suu Kyi government, urged the council to adopt a resolution banning the supply of weapons, jet fuel, and financial flows to the military.

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Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar Airstrikes Indiscriminately Target Civilians a Rights Group Says in a New Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangkok: Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar's southeast, are emblematic of a broader assault …

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
1 month, 1 week ago

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages examined by researchers from the Karen Human Rights Group based in Myanmar’s southeast, are emblematic of a broader …

UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks 'out of control'

The Independent  

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A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The draft resolution obtained Tuesday …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
7 months ago

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it. Throssell denounced signs of new attacks on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army, the …

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a devastating impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms and basic needs of millions of people — as well as “alarming spillover effects” in the region, U.N. officials said Thursday. Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs Khaled Khiari told the U.N. Security Council that “the …

UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN human rights body backs measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N.'s leading human rights body agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have been accused of using violence against their own people. “This is an important message from the U.N.’s main human rights body that business as usual is not acceptable when supplying jet fuel to those who use airstrikes …

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west
9 months ago

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the U.N. chief to express concerns over the escalating violence. Myanmar’s military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter the widespread armed struggle against its rule since its seized power from the elected government of Aung San …

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
9 months ago

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday following reports that continuing air attacks on villages in the restive country’s Rakhine state have killed dozens. Clashes have rocked the western state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had …

Myanmar now a 'never-ending' nightmare: UN
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe over Myanmar military bombing of church
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe over Myanmar military bombing of church

Al Jazeera  

The January attack in Sagaing killed 17 villagers, including nine children, as they attended a Sunday service. Myanmar’s military should be investigated for war crimes over an air attack last month that killed 17 villagers, including nine children, as they attended a Sunday church service, Amnesty International has said. “The Myanmar military’s deadly attacks on civilians show no signs of …

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility
11 months, 2 weeks ago

An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children, local residents and a human rights group said Sunday. The country’s independent online media and the BBC’s Myanmar-language service reported the air attack Sunday, but the military government denied responsibility, claiming …

3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed
11 months, 3 weeks ago

3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed

The Diplomat  

The 2022 U.N. Security Council resolution has not become the hoped-for on-ramp to stronger action, but rather the feeble peak of council activity on a country in harrowing crisis. In December 2022, the U.N. Security Council passed its first resolution on Myanmar since the country’s independence in 1948, denouncing the military’s post-coup abuses. Meanwhile, the 2022 U.N. Security Council resolution …

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation
1 year ago

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation

Al Jazeera  

Allegations centre on military response to Operation 1027, the biggest challenge to the regime since the coup. Amnesty International has said the Myanmar military should be investigated for war crimes over a new offensive by an alliance of ethnic armed groups and anti-coup fighters, which has emerged as the biggest challenge to the generals since they seized power in a …

Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

Al Jazeera  

Early one morning in March, a group of Myanmar soldiers marched into a village in the country’s east near the border with Thailand. The study, Under Whose Command?, covers a period of 12 years until March 30, 2023 and sheds new light on Myanmar’s notoriously secretive military – revealing the links between low-level soldiers accused of human rights abuses against …

Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes in military-run Myanmar seek justice in Philippines
1 year, 1 month ago

Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes in military-run Myanmar seek justice in Philippines

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes committed by Myanmar’s military filed a criminal complaint in the Philippines against their nation’s ruling generals as they increasingly seek to hold them accountable in courts outside the violence-wracked country. Human rights lawyers representing five Myanmar nationals, who filed the joint complaint before the Department of Justice, contend that a …

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm at the reports of killings and said he …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 3 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 rejects ASEAN statement condemning violence as ‘one-sided’
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar rejects ASEAN statement condemning violence as ‘one-sided’

Al Jazeera  

Generals lash out after 10-member grouping urges ‘Myanmar Armed Forces in particular’ to end violence and civilian attacks. Southeast Asian leaders have “strongly condemned” the continuing violence in Myanmar, directly blaming the bloodshed on the generals who seized power in a coup in February 2021. The leaders “urge the Myanmar Armed Forces in particular, and all related parties concerned in …

Investigators say Myanmar’s military is committing increasingly brazen war crimes
1 year, 4 months ago

Investigators say Myanmar’s military is committing increasingly brazen war crimes

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes, including aerial bombings targeting civilians, a group of investigators established by the United Nations said Tuesday. “Our evidence points to a dramatic increase in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country, with widespread and systematic attacks against civilians, and we are building case …

‘Dramatic increase’ in Myanmar war crimes, UN probe finds
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Dramatic increase’ in Myanmar war crimes, UN probe finds

Al Jazeera  

Crimes include sexual violence and the indiscriminate or disproportionate targeting of civilians using bombs, UN report says. War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including mass executions and sexual violence, have become “increasingly frequent and brazen”, a team of United Nations investigators said. In a report published on Tuesday, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar said there was “strong evidence that …

15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians
1 year, 5 months ago

15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group. A report Thursday in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said so-called People's Defense Forces attacked the village of Ngwe Twin in the southern part of the Sagaing region at 4 …

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN
1 year, 5 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, 6 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, …

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent political crisis, including releasing political detainees, after a surprise meeting with the army leader who seized power two years ago. A statement released Tuesday by the group quoted Ban saying “I came to Myanmar …

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar opposition outfit calls for action against military junta after air raid kills women and children

The Hindu  

The international community should act against the military junta of Myanmar in the backdrop of the latest airstrike in the country’s Sagaing province that killed at least 60 civilians including women and children, Myanmar’s Opposition leaders have said. In a statement sent to The Hindu, the National Unity Consultative Council consisting of the opposition parties and ethnic groups opposed to …

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression
1 year, 9 months ago

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force “there is no prospect for a negotiated settlement,” the U.N. special envoy to the conflict-wracked nation said Thursday. In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General …

Activists urge UN Security Council to refer Myanmar to court
1 year, 9 months ago

Activists urge UN Security Council to refer Myanmar to court

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Human rights activists urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and urged neighboring Southeast Asian countries to support the opposition pro-democracy movement. May Sabe Phyu, director of the Gender Equality Network, a coalition of organizations promoting women’s rights in Myanmar, accused Myanmar’s military of conducting “a terror …

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup
1 year, 10 months ago

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

Al Jazeera  

The conflict between the military and anti-coup fighters has deepened with violence in nearly all parts of the country. February 1 marks two years since the military, led by army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, seized control of Myanmar. The UN Security Council could follow its recent and first-ever resolution on Myanmar with a comprehensive and ongoing plan of …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
1 year, 10 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 …

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after takeover
1 year, 10 months ago

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after takeover

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Two years after Myanmar’s military seized power, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced support Monday for the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s people and warned that the military’s planned elections amid a crackdown on civilians and political leaders “risk exacerbating instability.” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general strongly condemns all forms of violence in Myanmar as the crisis …

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence
2 years ago

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council approved its first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, demanding an immediate end to violence in the Southeast Asian nation and urging its military rulers to release all “arbitrarily detained” prisoners including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to restore democratic institutions. The resolution “acknowledges ASEAN’s central role in helping to find a …

UN Security Council resolution demands end to Myanmar violence
2 years ago

UN Security Council resolution demands end to Myanmar violence

Al Jazeera  

The only other Security Council resolution on Myanmar was in 1948, which recommended then-Burma’s entry to world body. The group Burma Campaign UK welcomed the resolution but said it would have “no practical impact” and that imposing a global arms embargo on Myanmar’s military should have been a “no-brainer first step”. @burmacampaignuk https://t.co/NMbtCSMncB — Phil Robertson December 22, 2022 The …

UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in 1st resolution in decades, India, China, Russia abstain
2 years ago

UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in 1st resolution in decades, India, China, Russia abstain

India Today  

The UN Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "This is an important step by the Security Council to address the crisis and end the Burma military regime's escalating repression and …

United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat
2 years ago

United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups say the National Unity Government, made up of elected members, must be allowed to represent Myanmar at all UN bodies. A top United Nations committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military, which grabbed power in a February 2021 coup, from taking the country’s seat at the UN, according to diplomats and Myanmar rights groups. The decision means that Kyaw …

‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision
2 years ago

‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision

Al Jazeera  

Geopolitical tensions have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Moscow has moved even closer to Myanmar’s coup leaders. Despite that, the US, China and Russia would probably prefer not to have a public spat over Myanmar’s representation, said veteran diplomat and former Dutch ambassador to Myanmar Laetitia van den Assum. At the same time, however, China and Russia would no …

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences
2 years ago

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said Friday. High Commissioner Volker Türk said at least seven university students were sentenced to death behind closed doors on Wednesday, and there are reports that …

China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report

Al Jazeera  

Group of international legislators also call on world to move beyond ASEAN’s ‘failed’ peace plan and recognise Mynamar’s National Unity Government. Support from China, Russia and India is enabling Myanmar’s military to sustain itself and carry out human rights abuses despite its failure to consolidate power following last year’s coup, a group of international legislators has said. ‘Most potent enablers’ …

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
2 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’

Al Jazeera  

More than 13.2 million people do not have enough food in Myanmar and 1.3 million are displaced, UN envoy says. United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many as 80 people, as she warned that a human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled country is …

UN speeches end with silence from Myanmar, Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

UN speeches end with silence from Myanmar, Afghanistan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — For the second straight year, Afghanistan and Myanmar were silent at the U.N. General Assembly’s leaders’ meeting, which ended Monday with no representative of either government stepping forward to talk as the United Nations tries to resolve who should represent them. At the annual high-level meeting of leaders, there was no speech from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, who …

UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’
2 years, 3 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 …

Call for action on Myanmar as at least 11 killed in school attack
2 years, 3 months ago

Call for action on Myanmar as at least 11 killed in school attack

Al Jazeera  

At least 11 children killed in military raid, as UN, ASEAN consider tougher measures to deal with crisis triggered by coup. Southeast Asian nations must decide whether a five-point plan to end the violence in Myanmar is “still relevant”, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has said, as reports emerged that at least 11 children had been killed in a military …

Who represents Myanmar? UN faces credentials pressure at assembly
2 years, 3 months ago

Who represents Myanmar? UN faces credentials pressure at assembly

Al Jazeera  

Impasse over country’s representation at global body is hampering efforts to end the crisis caused by the 2021 coup. Myanmar’s National Unity Government, established by the democratically-elected politicians removed from office in last year’s military coup, is calling for official recognition at this month’s 77th United Nations General Assembly. The military junta is not eligible to represent the Myanmar people …

UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now
2 years, 4 months ago

UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of Myanmar’s military-installed government “expressed openness to arranging a meeting at the right time” between U.N. special envoy Noeleen Heyzer and the country’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing told Heyzer during a meeting Wednesday in Myanmar’s capital, …

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence
2 years, 4 months ago

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar has called for an end to violence and the release of all political prisoners on her first visit to the troubled country since her appointment last year. The military seized power in February 2021, hours before the country’s new parliament was due to sit, detaining elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members …

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