Situation in Myanmar

Noeleen Heyzer

Inserted 1 year ago

“The people of Myanmar have the right to democracy and self-determination free from fear and want, which will only be possible by the good will and efforts of all stakeholders in an inclusive process.”

Aljazeera

United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar

17 Aug 2022 2 2

Ismail Wolff

Inserted 2 years ago

“While there have been individual responses from UN member states such as the US, UK, European Union, and Australia, they haven't been sufficient to cause enough of an impact on the Myanmar military for them to change their thinking or to try and pressure them into rethinking this coup and whether it is in their interests or not. The UK could put forward a resolution, but so far we've seen China and Russia specifically - the other permanent members of the security council - they would veto any resolution calling for a global arms embargo, which is essential to end the oppression of the Myanmar people by this quite heinous regime.”

Aljazeera

Regional Director of Fortify Rights

01 Feb 2022 10 4

Michelle Bachelet

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is time for an urgent, renewed effort to restore human rights and democracy in Myanmar and ensure that perpetrators of systemic human rights violations and abuses are held to account.”

Aljazeera

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

01 Feb 2022 4 3

Manny Maung

Inserted 2 years ago

“Decades of impunity for the worst crimes have created a mindset that soldiers can brazenly commit such atrocities without fear of being held accountable.”

Aljazeera

Human Rights Watch researcher

01 Feb 2022 4 1

Martin Griffiths

Inserted 2 years ago

“I am horrified by reports of an attack against civilians... I condemn this grievous incident and all attacks against civilians throughout the country, which are prohibited under international humanitarian law.”

Reuters

U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

27 Dec 2021 2 2

Anthony Davis

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is very difficult to gauge how effectively fundraising had translated into armed resistance, but the fact the military had imposed strict limits on ATM withdrawals indicated obvious concern. It is probably fair to say that it has had some positive impact on the NUG's [National Unity Government] ability to fund training, organisation and some arms purchases. In order to make fundraising sustainable in the longer term, the NUG would arguably need to demonstrate a greater capacity for coordinating resistance activities and exercising a degree of command-and-control over a plethora of 'People's Defence Forces'.”

Aljazeera

Security analyst and consultant specialising in insurgency, terrorism and military affairs in the Asia-Pacific region

13 Dec 2021 7 3

Richard Horsey

Inserted 2 years ago

“The numbers provided by the NUG [National Unity Government] for the funds they have raised from the Spring Lottery, raffle, and now bond sales suggest that these have been pretty successful, each raising millions of dollars. It shows that there is a large number of people in the Myanmar diaspora willing to donate significant sums in support of the resistance movement.”

Aljazeera

Myanmar-based analyst with the International Crisis Group

13 Dec 2021 4 3

Rupert Colville

Inserted 2 years ago

“These attacks are heinous, completely unacceptable, and disregard common values of humanity. They are also far from isolated.”

Theguardian

Spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

10 Dec 2021 2 2

Simon Tisdall

Inserted 2 years ago

“Myanmar is a textbook case of an aspiring democracy crushed underfoot by a tyrant. It symbolises the global struggle for political pluralism, progressive values, and supposedly universal rights that the democracy summit hopes to advance. It is also a litmus test. Will Biden's well-intentioned waffle-fest, as critics characterise it, make any real difference? If democracy's champions cannot resolve an open-and-shut case such as Myanmar, they may as well abandon their Zoom session and switch to PlayStation.”

Theguardian

Columnist for The Guardian newspaper and an assistant editor of the publication

05 Dec 2021 7 3

Zaw Min Tun

Inserted 2 years ago

“Action can be taken under terrorism charges with heavy sentences for those financing the terrorist groups. If you buy the money bonds, it falls under that (provision).”

Taiwannews

Spokesperson of the military’s True News agency

26 Nov 2021 3 2

Salai Dokhar

Inserted 2 years ago

“Whether poor or rich, we [Chin People] care about good houses. For Chin people, a house is the most valuable of all possessions. It does not make sense that we are destroying our houses that cost millions [of kyats] to build and the churches in which we worship … We are not that vulgar.”

Aljazeera

Independent politician from Thantlang and an anti-coup activist

08 Nov 2021 2 3

Human Rights Watch

Inserted 2 years ago

“It must convene an urgent meeting on the escalating attacks in Chin State and the overall deepening political, human rights and humanitarian crisis as a result of the Myanmar military leaders' search for power and greed that has caused immense suffering. The human security risk not only threatens the people of Myanmar but also regional and thus global security and peace. The Council must immediately build on previous statements with concrete action by adopting a resolution that consolidates international action to resolve the deepening crisis.”

Aljazeera

Statement by Human Rights Watch on behalf of 521 international and domestic organisations

05 Nov 2021 6 3

Save the Children

Inserted 2 years ago

“At least 100 buildings are thought to have been destroyed so far by the fire … which reportedly broke out at around 11:00 am following the use of heavy weapons. The destruction caused by this violence is utterly senseless. The people who live here have already had to flee their homes to escape violent clashes in recent weeks. Many will now have lost what little they had left.”

Aljazeera

Statement by Save the Children

29 Oct 2021 3 5

Christine Schraner Burgener

Inserted 2 years ago

“People are now equipped with iPhones and the main source of information in Myanmar is Facebook and Twitter. They are very determined not to give up. And if they don't give up, and if they are so angry to also use violence, then that the violence will create more violence that would lead to a full-blown internal armed conflict.”

Aljazeera

United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar

23 Oct 2021 4 2

Thomas Andrews

Inserted 2 years ago

“We should all be prepared, as the people in this part of Myanmar are prepared, for even more mass atrocity crimes. I desperately hope that I am wrong. These tactics are ominously reminiscent of those employed by the military before its genocidal attacks against the Rohingya in Rakhine State in 2016 and 2017.”

Aljazeera

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

22 Oct 2021 4 2

Christine Schraner Burgener

Inserted 2 years ago

“I fear that we will soon hear also that the NLD [National League for Democracy] party could be disbanded. This is an attempt to promote legitimacy against lack of international action taken. I have to make clear that the U.N. does not recognize governments, so it's up to the member states.”

Reuters

United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar

10 Aug 2021 5 3

Mikiko Otani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Children in Myanmar are under siege and facing catastrophic loss of life because of the military coup. Children are exposed to indiscriminate violence, random shootings and arbitrary arrests every day. They have guns pointed at them and see the same happen to their parents and siblings. If this crisis continues, an entire generation of children is at risk of suffering profound physical, psychological, emotional, educational and economic consequences, depriving them of a healthy and productive future.”

Aljazeera

Chair of UN child rights committee

17 Jul 2021 1 2

Rupert Colville

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is clear that there needs to be greater international involvement to prevent the human rights situation in Myanmar from deteriorating further.”

Reuters

Spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

11 May 2021 1 2

Dominic Raab

Inserted 3 years ago

“Today's killing of unarmed civilians, including children, marks a new low. We will work with our international partners to end this senseless violence, hold those responsible to account, and secure a path back to democracy.”

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UK foreign minister

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“The people of Myanmar have the right to democracy and self-determination free from fear and want, which will only be possible by the good will and efforts of all stakeholders in an inclusive process.”

“It is time for an urgent, renewed effort to restore human rights and democracy in Myanmar and ensure that perpetrators of systemic human rights violations and abuses are held to account.”

“Decades of impunity for the worst crimes have created a mindset that soldiers can brazenly commit such atrocities without fear of being held accountable.”

“I am horrified by reports of an attack against civilians... I condemn this grievous incident and all attacks against civilians throughout the country, which are prohibited under international humanitarian law.”

“These attacks are heinous, completely unacceptable, and disregard common values of humanity. They are also far from isolated.”

“Action can be taken under terrorism charges with heavy sentences for those financing the terrorist groups. If you buy the money bonds, it falls under that (provision).”

“Whether poor or rich, we [Chin People] care about good houses. For Chin people, a house is the most valuable of all possessions. It does not make sense that we are destroying our houses that cost millions [of kyats] to build and the churches in which we worship … We are not that vulgar.”

“I fear that we will soon hear also that the NLD [National League for Democracy] party could be disbanded. This is an attempt to promote legitimacy against lack of international action taken. I have to make clear that the U.N. does not recognize governments, so it's up to the member states.”

“It is clear that there needs to be greater international involvement to prevent the human rights situation in Myanmar from deteriorating further.”

“Today's killing of unarmed civilians, including children, marks a new low. We will work with our international partners to end this senseless violence, hold those responsible to account, and secure a path back to democracy.”

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