Coup Update
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1 April 2021
International and Regional
- Altsean-Burma, BHRN, BROUK, IID, FIDH, PV, USCB and WPN/ March 2021 – Junta Launches Military Offensive on Democracy Movement in Desperate Bid for Control
- BCUK (Burma Campaign UK)/ Burma Campaign UK Welcomes New British Sanctions on Military Companies
- BROUK (Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK) UN Security Council Barriers are no Excuse for International Inaction on Myanmar
- CARE/ CARE Statement on ongoing Myanmar violence
- IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross)/ Myanmar: IFRC calls for greater protection of health workers and warns of a deepening humanitarian crisis
- Justice For Myanmar and Australian Centre for International Justice/ Joint Media Release: Adani Ports misleads shareholders in statement that fails to disclose Myanmar military ties, NSE and BSE must take regulatory action
- Save the Children/ Myanmar: 43 children killed by armed forces in just two months since the coup began
- United Kingdom (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)/ UK announces further sanctions on Myanmar military-linked companies
- UN (Human Rights Office for South-East Asia)/ NEWS RELEASE – UN Human Rights Office urges suspension of returns to Myanmar
- UNSC (UN Security Council)/ UN Security Council press statements on Myanmar
Domestic
- 407 Myanmar Civil Society Organizations/ The International Community Must Sever Ties with the Illegitimate Myanmar military-controlled Union Election Commission and Stand with the People (Burmese)
- AAPP (Assistance Association for Political Prisoners)/ Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup
- LAN (Legal Aid Network)/ CRPH က ၂၀၀၈ ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေကို ဖျက်သိမ်းလိုက်ကြောင်း ကြေညာချက်အပေါ် ကြိုဆိုကြောင်း ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်
- SHRF (Shan Human Rights Foundation)/ Australian-led mining company pushes ahead with large-scale gold exploration in eastern Shan State amidst military atrocities
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