Coup Update
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10 December 2021
International and Regional
- Burma Campaign UK/ BURMA CAMPAIGN UK WELCOMES NEW UK, US AND CANADIAN SANCTIONS ON BURMESE MILITARY
- United States Department of State/ The United States Promotes Accountability for Human Rights Violations and Abuses
- United Kingdom (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)/ New UK sanctions target human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar and Pakistan
- Government of Canada/ Canada imposes additional sanctions on entities affiliated with Myanmar military regime
Domestic
- Human Rights Foundation of Monland/ HURFOM Marks the 73rd annual International Human Rights Day by Releasing a New Briefing Paper, “Trajectory of Terror,” which finds dozens of human rights violations committed by the Burma Army in Mon State, Karen State, and Tanintharyi region
- Karen Human Rights Group/ KHRG: Statement on Human Rights Day, 2021/ Burmese version/ Karen version
- 255 Civil Society Organizations/ UN Agencies Must Comply with their Obligations to Uphold Human Rights and Cease Lending Legitimacy to the Myanmar Military Junta/ Burmese version.
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