US “Should be held responsible for the person involved in the coup
After being arrested by the military in a protest against the coup in Molmying, Myanmar on the 12th, a man salutes three fingers, a symbol of resistance to dictatorship. Molding = Reuters Yonhap News
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. It is argued that this coup is an attempt to restore Myanmar’s democracy, and that armed suppression of protesters is also an unacceptable act. On the other hand, China and Russia, which have close relations with the Myanmar military, dismissed the Myanmar crisis as a’domestic issue’ and opposed it.
On the 12th (local time), according to Reuters and the Associated Press, 47 members of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the highest human rights organization of the United Nations, immediately released all arbitrarily detained persons without conditions at a special meeting held in Geneva and elected by vote A resolution urging the government to recover was adopted as a consensus (consensus). The Human Rights Council alone has no power to impose sanctions. However, it can bring international attention to human rights violations.
Nada al-Nasif, deputy head of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticized at a meeting held prior to the adoption of the resolution, saying, “The seizure of power by the military has seriously impeded the transition to a democracy that Myanmar has achieved difficultly.” In particular, he pointed out that more than 350 people, including politicians, civic activists, journalists, monks, and students, have been detained after the coup, and pointed out that “most of them did not follow legal procedures.” “The world is watching. “The indiscriminate use of weapons of destruction against peaceful protesters is unacceptable.”
The European Union, which submitted the resolution, pointed out that “Illegal seizure of power has suddenly turned the clock back on Myanmar’s history.” I have to ask,” he raised his voice.
At a special meeting that day, letters of about 300 Myanmar lawmakers were released calling for an investigation into widespread human rights violations committed by the military after the coup. The letter was read by the British side, which submitted the resolution together with the EU.
However, China and Russia opposed the meeting itself, criticizing the excessive involvement of Western countries in the Myanmar crisis. According to Reuters, China argued that “what happened in Myanmar was essentially about the internal affairs of Myanmar,” and Russia called for “an attempt to make exaggerated claims about the Myanmar crisis should be stopped.”
The special meeting of the Human Rights Council is in response to a request from the UK and the EU on the 8th to discuss the human rights situation in Myanmar after the coup. On the 1st, the Myanmar military detained advisor Aung San Suu Kyi and took power, and there have been protests by citizens all over Myanmar.
Heo Gyeongju reporter [email protected]
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