Human rights situation in Myanmar ‘plummets to new low’, UN says
New report says abuses against Rohingya and unregulated resource exploitation worsening human rights situation in Myanmar. The human rights situation in Myanmar has “plummeted to a new low”, the United Nations has said, citing the “ever-worsening brutal abuse” of the Rohingya minority and the devastating impact of illicit economies, including illegal mining for rare earths.
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- Fact 1: In a report published on Tuesday, the UN’s Human Rights Office said the quest for control and legitimacy by Myanmar’s military – which seized power in a coup in 2021 – has only deepened the suffering of civilians.
- Fact 2: Rohingya refugees demand justice, dignity at Cox’s Bazar protest Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports The military has deployed tactics such as “airstrikes, arson attacks, displacement and denial of assistance” against civilians as it battles ethnic armed groups and militias for control of the vast, resource-rich country, the report said.
- Fact 3: An estimated 8,075 civilians, including 1,074 children, have been killed since the coup, with at least 1,241 of them in the past year, it said.
- Fact 4: The toll is likely higher, the report cautioned, noting that open sources indicate that as many as 15,731 civilians may have been killed since the coup and 3,102 in the last year.
New report says abuses against Rohingya and unregulated resource exploitation worsening human rights situation in Myanmar. The human rights situation in Myanmar has “plummeted to a new low”, the United Nations has said, citing the “ever-worsening brutal abuse” of the Rohingya minority and the devastating impact of illicit economies, including illegal mining for rare earths.
In a report published on Tuesday, the UN’s Human Rights Office said the quest for control and legitimacy by Myanmar’s military – which seized power in a coup in 2021 – has only deepened the suffering of civilians. What would justice look like if there were no Rohingya left in Myanmar? Rohingya refugees demand justice, dignity at Cox’s Bazar protest Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports The military has deployed tactics such as “airstrikes, arson attacks, displacement and denial of assistance” against civilians as it battles ethnic armed groups and militias for control of the vast, resource-rich country, the report said.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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