spokesperson Rupert
Colville
According to credible
reports, as of 10 May, at least 782 people have been
killed as security forces used unnecessary, disproportionate
and lethal force, to suppress
demonstrations and other forms of public participation,
since the military
coup on 1 February.
“While much of the world’s
attention has been on the number of peaceful protesters and
bystanders killed by the security forces, the authorities
continue to commit other gross human rights violations
against the people of Myanmar”, added Mr.
Colville.
The OHCHR spokesperson called for greater
international involvement to prevent the human rights
situation there from deteriorating
further.
In particular, he urged the Association
Humanitarian Support, Coherent Global Action Still Needed 100 Days After Deadly Military Takeover in Myanmar, Secretary-General Says
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
One hundred days since the Myanmar military takeover that has left hundreds of civilians killed and included numerous arbitrary arrests and other human rights violations, the Secretary-General renews his call on the country s military to respect the will of the people and act in the greater interest of peace and stability in the country.
The Secretary-General also encourages the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to swiftly follow through on its own commitments, and the international community to support regional efforts, to bring an end to the repression by the military. He also calls on the international community to respond to the increased humanitarian needs.
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Civil Society Groups Urge UN Arms Embargo on Myanmar
Voice of America
06 May 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
NEW YORK - More than 200 civil society and human rights groups from around the world have called on the U.N. Security Council to impose an arms embargo against Myanmar, in hopes of preventing the military from carrying out more murders and atrocities. The U.N. Security Council s failure to even discuss an arms embargo against the junta is an appalling abdication of its responsibilities toward the people of Myanmar, Louis Charbonneau, U.N. director at Human Rights Watch, told reporters Wednesday in a call with some of the groups that signed the letter. The council s occasional statements of concern in the face of the military s violent repression of largely peaceful protesters [are] the diplomatic equivalent of shrugging their shoulders and walking away.