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EU Voices Deep Concern over Human Rights Violations in Myanmar


Mon 13 Sep 2021 | 08:36 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

The European Union (EU) said Monday that it "shares the deep concern expressed" in the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar's report to the UN Human Rights Council regarding systemic human rights breaches in Myanmar.

"We reiterate our strong support to the mandate of the Mechanism to collect evidence of serious international crimes and violations of international law and facilitate criminal proceedings in order to ensure accountability of those responsible," the EU said in a statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 48th session in Geneva.

"We call on Myanmar to cooperate with the mandate of the IIMM and to provide meaningful and unhindered access to relevant sources of information and locations," said the 27-member bloc.

"Since the military coup on February 1, the human rights, humanitarian, and security situations have rapidly deteriorated as a result of the military forces' indiscriminate attacks on the civilian population, endangering the lives of thousands of people in Myanmar," the report stated.

The EU strongly denounced the use of force against peaceful protestors and civilians, as well as widespread arbitrary arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, and demanded that Myanmar's armed forces stop using violence against civilians immediately.