Showing posts with label Warn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warn. Show all posts

Monday, April 5, 2021

U.N. Warns: A Bloodbath In Myanmar Is Imminent

Forbes
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab
Contributor Policy

On March 31, 2021, U.N. Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ms. Schraner Burgener, called upon the U.N. Security Council to “consider all available tools to take collective action and do what is right, what the people of Myanmar deserve and prevent a multi-dimensional catastrophe in the heart of Asia.” She stressed that “the ground situation will only worsen,” meaning “a bloodbath is imminent.”

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This highly concerning warning is supported by data. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), total number of people killed stands at 550 since February 1, 2021, with at least 46 children. The youngest victims is a seven year-old girl, Khin Myo Chit. In addition, more than 2,750 people have been detained, including 38 sentenced. The AAPP further reports attacks and looting in villages and central Gant Gaw town in Magwe Region. “The perpetrators looted kitchen knives, money, mobile phones and jewelry. Over ten thousand residents hence fled into the forest. Number of villagers fleeing homes across Burma is rapidly increasing.” They further warn that on April 1, 2021, “junta forces ordered internet providers to shut down all wireless broadband services until further notice. Alongside the 47 nightly internet cut and 18 days of a mobile data shutdown. As a result, only a small percentage of individuals can access the internet in Burma. These oppressive measures intend to even further disrupt internal communication and silence the voice of the people.” The timing of the internet shutdown should not be seen as a coincidence. The atrocities are likely to continue when Myanmar is in the “dark.”

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Persecuting minorities will have unforeseen consequences, US envoy warns Myanmar, China

THE STRAITSTIMES
Nirmal Ghosh
US Bureau Chief
un 26, 2019
United States' envoy for religious freedom Sam Brownback delivering remarks on the 2018 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, in Washington, on June 21, 2019.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
WASHINGTON - Myanmar and China should worry about the consequences of persecuting minorities, the United States' envoy for religious freedom, Mr Sam Brownback, has warned in an interview.

In terms of Myanmar's minority Rohingya, close to a million of whom are now in refugee camps in Bangladesh following a pogrom in 2017 by Myanmar's military, Mr Brownback said: "You're certainly hearing a lot of discussion (in Congress) about increased actions by the United States, and if this gets going...you don't know where those things will end up."

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

UN warns of telecom blackout cover for Myanmar military abuses



Blackout in parts of Rakhine and Chin states imposed amid reports of escalating military offensive against Arakan Army.
The UN Special Rapporteur says the military is stepping up operations against ethnic Buddhist rebels in Rakhine state [FILE/Ann Wang/Reuters]

Myanmar's army may be committing serious human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Rakhine and Chin states in the west of the country, Yanghee Lee, UN special rapporteur on Myanmar, said on Monday.

Thursday, June 20, 2019

UN warns of aid cut over Rohingya camp closures

THE ASEAN POST
19 June 2019

Myanmar police escort journalists during a government organized visit to Rohingya Muslims confined at Thet Kae Pyin camp in Rakhine state as they celebrate Eid al-Adha on 22 August, 2018. (Phyo Hein Kyaw / AFP Photo)
 
The United Nations (UN) has warned it will pare back aid to thousands of Rohingya Muslims left destitute as Myanmar's government closes camps in Rakhine state, over fears its continued support "risks entrenching segregation".

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Bangladesh leader warns Rohingya crisis must be solved

Md. Kamruzzaman  
15.06.2019

 Without peaceful Rohingya repatriation, entire region could be destabilized, M. Abdul Hamid tells international meeting

 DHAKA, Bangladesh

Bangladesh on Saturday sought cooperation from its international partners to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingya people to Myanmar with safety and dignity, the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency report said.