UN Commissioner of Rights appeals to Myanmar End the death penalty for opposition groups
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:26 am
UN Commissioner of Rights appeals to Myanmar End the death penalty for opposition groups
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michel Bachelet said the Myanmar junta was prone to crimes against humanity. and called on Myanmar to halt the execution of anti-coup groups.
The Myanmar military government said in June that It will execute a formerสมัครสมาชิก SLOTXOmember of parliament for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy and a well-known pro-democracy activist. Both were found guilty of terrorism. They were among dozens of people sentenced to death. as part of the military government's crackdown
Bachelet warned that The first execution in Myanmar since 1990 was a violation of the right to life. He urged the Myanmar military to avoid such a retrograde operation.
The UN's High Commissioner for Rights also said: Her office has discovered the brutality of the Myanmar military since the coup. This is a crime against humanity and a war crime. At least 1,900 military killings have been reported and more than 13,500 arbitrary arrests have been made, including politicians, journalists and lawyers, and more than 15,000 people have been detained.
Bachelet stated that Mindless violence in Myanmar escalates. The recorded tactic of the soldiers was to burn the entire village. Residential buildings, schools, religious sites to other things protected under international humanitarian law