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☆ Aid restrictions by Myanmar junta may be war crimes: UN
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Emma Farge | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
GENEVA, June 30 (Reuters) - The Myanmar military rulers' restrictions on life-saving aid are growing and may amount to war crimes such as degrading treatment, starvation, and collective punishment, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday. Up to 40 aid workers have been killed in the country since the coup, some of whom were deliberately targeted, it said. "In the context of armed conflicts, the intentional obstruction or denial of humanitarian assistance may constitute war crimes such as wilful killing, torture and other degrading treatment, starvation, and collective punishment." The junta has denied targeting civilians and says its operations are against "terrorists" who seek to destabilise the country. "Aid providers are consistently exposed to risks of arrest, harassment or other mistreatment, or even death," U.N. human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a media briefing.
Persons: Ravina Shamdasani, James Rodehaver, Emma Farge, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Cyclone, Myanmar, Thomson Locations: GENEVA, Myanmar
☆ Myanmar military has caused 'perpetual human rights crisis', UN report says
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - A report published by the United Nations on Friday accused Myanmar's military of creating "a perpetual human rights crisis" in the southeast Asian country and called for an immediate end to violence there. "The military, emboldened by continuous and absolute impunity, has consistently shown disregard for international obligations and principles," the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said in a statement. James Rodehaver, chief of the U.N. Human Rights Office's Myanmar team, said that armed clashes were occurring in about 77% of the country. In its recommendations, the report called on authorities in Myanmar to end the violence and stop persecuting opponents. "Military operations must stop to provide room for dialogue that could end this crisis," the report said.
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