Bangkok, Dec 6 (EFE).- Human Rights Watch Tuesday urged the Myanmar military junta to commute the sentences of all death row inmates, including seven university students. “The junta should impose a moratorium on the death penalty with the aim of abolishing capital punishment in the country,” the global rights organization said in a joint statement …
Junta announces a return to classes – but not normality
Myanmar’s military government has announced the re-opening from 5 May of public universities and colleges for final-year undergraduate students and masters students who enrolled in the 2019-20 academic year, after being closed for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, with no announcement of the junta’s plans for COVID-19 measures, and widespread disruption around the country as teachers and students continue to protest against the junta, few believe classes can return to normal.
The education ministry’s Department of Higher Education has instructed all staff and teachers to return to work from this week, according to teachers from Mawlamyine University. However, many teachers taking part in the civil disobedience movement (CDM) against the 1 February military coup say they will refuse to serve under the military government. Many others will not be able to return to teach at this time.