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'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown on all fronts in Myanmar: UN rights office
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 05 - 2021

While much of the world's attention is focused on the crackdown against peaceful protesters in Myanmar, the military authorities continue to commit other gross human rights violations against its own people, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
"More than 100 days after the coup in Myanmar, the military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to consolidate their hold on power", spokesperson Rupert Colville told journalists at a media briefing.
According to credible reports, as of May 10, at least 782 people have been killed as security forces used unnecessary, disproportionate and lethal force, to suppress demonstrations and other forms of public participation, since the military coup on Feb. 1.
"While much of the world's attention has been on the number of peaceful protesters and bystanders killed by the security forces, the authorities continue to commit other gross human rights violations against the people of Myanmar", added Colville.
The OHCHR spokesperson called for greater international involvement to prevent the human rights situation there from deteriorating further.
In particular, he urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to "react quickly and to intensify its actions" to ensure Myanmar's military leadership adheres to the commitments it made in the five-point plan agreed at the regional bloc's meeting of leaders on April 24, in Jakarta.
The five-point consensus agreed to an immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar and that dialogue should be held among all parties to seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the people.
'Daily raids' on homes and offices
Colville went on to note that there are daily raids on private homes and offices, with more than 3,740 people currently in detention, including many in situations that may amount to enforced disappearances.
"Of those in custody, the vast majority have not been brought before a judge, while most of the 86 people prosecuted thus far have been tried in secret, with limited or no access to any form of legal counsel", he said.
"Military tribunals have been established in several townships in which martial law was declared. At least 25 individuals have received the death sentence to date — some 20 of whom were tried in absentia."
Military 'taking relatives'
Over the past month, the military leadership has issued more than 1,561 arrest warrants against civil society activists, trade unionists, journalists, academics, public personalities and online voices, driving the vast majority of them underground.
"To intensify pressure, the military authorities have resorted to taking relatives of wanted people into custody to force them to turn themselves into the police", Colville said, adding that there is also increasing pressure on civil servants to go back to work.
In recent weeks, more than 3,000 civil servants — nearly 70 percent women — have been dismissed, removed, or suspended by the coup leadership. Those suspended also include 990 university professors, researchers and assistants.
In addition, there are reports that up to 11,000 more workers in the education sector were suspended on Monday.
'Deeply concerned' for those fleeing persecution
The OHCHR spokesperson also voiced "deep concerns" for the people fleeing persecution, especially human rights defenders and journalists.
According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), several hundred people from Myanmar have crossed into Thailand and India in recent weeks.
The people seeking safety outside Myanmar must receive such protection and support from Myanmar's neighbors, Colville urged, adding that while it can take time to decide whether an individual fleeing the country is a refugee or not, "at the very least they should be treated as an asylum seeker and not forced to go back".
"This is particularly important for people with jobs as sensitive as journalists and those active in the civil disobedience movement, opposing the Tatmadaw (Myanmar's military)." — UN news


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