Letter dated 25 June 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, H.E. U Kyaw Moe Tun, addressed to the Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, on the current deteriorating situation in Myanmar, together with the weekly information update on current situation in Myanmar as of 18 June 2021 and the legal perspective information sheet of 20 June 2021.

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"I am writing to you again to apprise you o f the current deteriorating situation in Myanmar. More than 144 days after the unlawful coup, there is no sign o f easing the brutal crackdown and the violence committed by the military against its own people. As o f 20 June 2021, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a total o f 6.219 people has been arrested whereas 5,033 people are still under detention, 1,950 people been issued with warrants and 871 people ruthlessly murdered by the military since 1 February 2021. I wish to reiterate that the brutality, inhumane acts, arbitrary arrests, and tortures committed by the military are clearly amounting to serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity. A six-day-old baby has reportedly died o f cold due to lack o f shelter, blankets, and medical supplies at a camp for displaced people in Pekhon in Shan State. The people o f Myanmar are facing humanitarian crisis and the State Administration Council (SAC) continues ignoring the calls from the international community to ease the violence and committing further atrocities. Those displaced in the remote areas are also short o f shelters, medicine and drinking water. On 11 June 2021, it is reported that soldiers set fire to food rations, medical supplies, an ambulance and a vehicle in Lwal Yin village where people have fied. Taking this opportunity. I wish to again draw your kind attention to this continued disturbing situation in Myanmar, particularly in Demoso and Loikaw o f Kayah State. Because o f the irrational tortures and inhumane treatments o f the military, the Karenni People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Kayah Slate has been triggering the armed resistance with homemade guns. Since then, the military has been responding with heavy artillery and airstrikes onto the residential areas, which has led to the displacement o f around 1 million o f local people. This is evidently a systematic brutal attack against civilians using weapons o f war in order to hold onto power and control. The situation in my country has not gotten better and regretfully even getting worse. The situation in Myanmar can only be addressed through multilateral efforts, and to stop killing o f innocent civilians, the urgent and decisive action from the international community is more than critical ever. Allow me to underline the facts mentioned in the General Assembly Resolution "The situation in Myanmar" adopted on 18 June 2021 at the Seventy-fift h session o f the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution clearly urged to respect the will o f the people and to allow the sustained democratic transition o f Myanmar, to immediately release all detainees including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and to stop all violence. And it also calls upon the member states to prevent the flow o f arms into Myanmar and calls for unhindered humanitarian access. The United Nations and the international community must minutely monitor the implementation o f the adopted resolution by all member states to ensure the restoration o f democracy in Myanmar. On my personal note, I hereby, wish to appeal again the international community and the United Nations, by pursuing the principle o f responsibility to protect, to take a decisive action against the military without further delay. As usual. I enclose herewith the weekly information update on current situation in Myanmar o f 18 June and the legal perspective information sheet issued on 20 June for your kind attention. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances o f my highest consideration..."

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Permanent Mission of Myanmar to the United Nations

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2021-06-25

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2021-06-26

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