Description:
"INTRODUCTION:
This report, prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, describes the overall human rights situation in Myanmar, including that of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities.
The Office does not have access to Myanmar; findings are based on over 96 interviews and meetings with victims, survivors and corroborated by satellite imagery, verified multimedia files, and credible open-source information as well as regular collaboration, data and information exchanges within the UN system. Figures of casualties likely represent an underestimation of the reality on the ground.....
CONTEXT:
Two years after the military coup, people in Myanmar remain exposed to daily human rights violations.
Myanmar’s conflict landscape has changed dramatically, highlighting concerns for the protection of civilians. By late 2021, and throughout 2022, violence intensified especially in the north-west and south-east, deployment of airstrikes and artillery shelling, mass burnings of villages to displace civilian populations, and denial of humanitarian access.
The military also unilaterally adopted rules to decimate anti-coup opposition and to dismantle the expanded civic space that had significantly contributed to Myanmar’s development. with the military employing its “four-cuts” strategy: indiscriminate..."
Source/publisher:
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights via "Reliefweb" (New York)
Date of Publication:
2023-02-28
Date of entry:
2023-03-03
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
2.53 MB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good