The European Union, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, the UK and the US gave a joint statement on executions in Myanmar.

Published 25 July 2022

Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union and the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, the UK and the United States:

The Myanmar military regime’s executions of pro-democracy and opposition leaders are reprehensible acts of violence that further exemplify the regime’s disregard for human rights and the rule of law.

We urge the regime to release all those unjustly detained, grant full and independent access to prisons and fulfil its obligations under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Five-Point Consensus to seek peace through dialogue, not further violence.

We support the people of Myanmar in their aspirations for freedom and democracy and call on the regime to end the use of violence, respect the will of the people, and restore the country’s path toward democracy.

Our thoughts and condolences are with the bereaved families and loved ones as they grieve those unjustly put to death. We remember and mourn all lives lost in Myanmar in the aftermath of the coup.