FORUM-ASIA Joint Letter Denouncing Military Coup in Myanmar
Country: Burma
February 16, 2021
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FORUM-ASIA released a joint statement with over 100 human rights organizations to denounce Myanmar’s recent military coup and called on the military to free all democratically elected leaders. It also outlined concrete steps such as restoring the country’s internet and asking the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting. The statement pointed out “how the military has acted has proven it has never been committed to any democratic change. It has always been interested in preserving power.”
To read the full statement, click here.