May 13, 2021 10:56:31 am
A UN Nations working group called upon businesses in Myanmar Wednesday to cease support for the military junta that has taken control of the country.
The Working Group on Business and Human Rights released a statement praising those businesses that have cut ties to the military and have stood firm in upholding the rule of law, but noted that many businesses have continued to engage in transactions with the military despite the coup and the ongoing deterioration of civil society in Myanmar. The group pointed to the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, a document that emphasizes the responsibility businesses have to respect human rights and do everything in their power to prevent or mitigate human rights abuses that are linked to their business operations.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): A group of UN experts on Wednesday (local time) called on businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations.
A group of UN experts on Wednesday (local time) called on businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military j
Myanmar: Time for business to take a stand against human rights violations - UN experts
GENEVA (12 May 2021) – As powerful actors in the current fragile and deteriorating context in Myanmar, businesses must uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations, UN experts said today. The coup of 1 February has placed businesses with operations or business relations in Myanmar in a challenging situation. While some businesses have reiterated their public support for the rule of law and human rights, and cut ties with the junta, many continue to engage in business with the military as if nothing has happened, they said.
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As powerful actors in the current fragile and deteriorating context in Myanmar, businesses must uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations, UN experts said today.
The coup of 1 February has placed businesses with operations or business relations in Myanmar in a challenging situation. While some businesses have reiterated their public support for the rule of law and human rights, and cut ties with the junta, many continue to engage in business with the military as if nothing has happened, they said.
As the military junta is intensifying its campaign of repression against its own people in Myanmar, the experts urged companies to act in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to avoid contributing to human rights violations, or becoming complicit in crimes if they continue to operate in Myanmar.