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LETTER | Myanmar military must uphold democracy, stop violence against protesters
Modified15 Feb 2021, 7:57 am
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LETTER | We, the undersigned, former representatives to the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), are gravely concerned over the coup staged by the Myanmar military on Feb 1 against the elected civilian government.
Raids have been carried out by the military against members of the government. According to credible news sources, hundreds of senior National League for Democracy party members and government officials including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and Union Minister of the Office of the State Counsellor and former Representative of Myanmar to the AICHR, Kyaw Tint Swe, as well as protesters have been arrested and detained.
People s rights panel touted to fix crisis
published : 10 Dec 2020 at 04:00
The Campaign for Popular Democracy (CPD), a human rights and democracy non-governmental organisation, yesterday called for the formation of a people s human rights committee to look into violations of such rights in Thailand. The call was intended to mark Constitution Day and International Human Rights Day today.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had failed to carry out its duties, so a people s version of the body is critically needed, the group said.
The CPD viewed the political conflict between protesters and the government as a human rights crisis, one resulting from a problematic constitution; the ideal solution lies in a speedy rewrite of the charter in which public participation is guaranteed, it said.