Description:
"On August 8, 2021, at about 9 PM., the Obo political detainees, who have been unjustly arrested,
staged a protest against the lack of COVID-19 preventive measures and treatment inside the prison as
a political movement marking the 33th anniversary of the 8888 Revolution.
The terrorist junta and those who are in charge of the prison brutally suppressed the protest with
gun-fires and the use of military force and subsequently silenced information regarding the situation.
The family of the detamees, the people all over the country partaking in anti-authoritarian movements
and the international community are all very concerned about the safety and well-being of these
political detainees who have been unjustly arrested and confined.
Regarding the protests inside Obo Prison, we make the following demands unwaveringly.
1. To unearth the truth regarding the current predicament inside Obo prison
2. To give access to COVID-19 preventive measures and treatment m all prisons in Myanmar,
including Obo prison
3. To release unjustly arrested political detainees unconditionally and unexceptionally
4. To stop immediately the murdering of political detainees by using COVID-19 as a biological
weapon.\
We urge the entire people of Myanmar, the international communities, the civil societies,
the ambassadors residing in Myanmar and the international organizations to be vigilantly
watchful of the status of access to medical care and other basic human rights inside prisons in
Myanmar and to spread out helping hands by any means possible..."
Source/publisher:
Student Union Representatives Committee - SURC
Date of Publication:
2021-09-10
Date of entry:
2021-09-10
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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