Myanmar (Burma)
The Myanmar military staged a coup on February 1, 2021, nullifying the results of the November 2020 elections and arbitrarily detaining hundreds of politicians, activists, and civil servants. Security forces used excessive and lethal force against mass protests around the country. Myanmar had long defied international calls to investigate military atrocities and hold those responsible to account, including for crimes against humanity and acts of genocide committed against the Rohingya, and war crimes and crimes against humanity against other ethnic minorities. Free speech and assembly, increasingly restricted over the past five years, face grave new threats under the military junta.
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AsiaAnd now it appears that Japan is playing a double game, officially allied with governments critical of the coup, while increasingly normalizing diplomatic contact with the junta. This approach risks undermining the international community’s efforts to hold the Myanmar junta accountable for ongoing crimes against humanity in Myanmar, including torture, murder, and rape.
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Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre
Security Forces ‘Kettled’ Demonstrators, Fired on Rescuers in Hlaing Tharyar
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Myanmar: Coup Leads to Crimes Against Humanity
6 Months After Takeover, Urgent Need for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Ban
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Myanmar: Thai State-Owned Company Funds Junta
Oil and Gas Firm PTT Should Cut Ties with Military Enterprises, Abusive Cronies
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News
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Japan Plays a Diplomatic Double Game on Rights in Myanmar
Despite its official condemnation of the coup, Japan continues to move towards normalizing ties with the junta
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Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre
Security Forces ‘Kettled’ Demonstrators, Fired on Rescuers in Hlaing Tharyar
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A Month of Fires in Thantlang, Myanmar
Satellite Imagery, Thermal Anomalies Data Show Numerous Burnings
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Letter from Human Rights Watch to Institutional Shareholders
Re: Energy Companies in Myanmar and Abuses by the Military Junta
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Myanmar: Investors Should Act to Halt Funds to Junta
Revenues from Foreign Companies Keep Military in Power
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Myanmar: Another Wave of Atrocity Crimes in Chin State
UN Security Council Must Act Now to End Junta’s Campaign of Terror
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