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"1. August 30th m arks the Statement on International Day of the Victims of Enforced
Disappearances. Enforced disappearance m eans arrest without the will of a person or group
of people by a governm ent or an organization or som eone represented of it denying their
rights.
2. It can be found that people included in enforced of disappearance in many countries'
history. Dictator governm ents tend to intentionally arrest or make hum an rights defenders,
their fam ilies and hum an rights violation docum ents disappear.
3. Enforced disappearance effects not only on the individuals, each fam ilies but also on the
justice system. M aking a person disappear without his/her will is a hum an rights violation
and it affects the right to life, security and developm ent of every citizen in a country. Because
of unfair arrest and elimination, it causes sorrow and social, econom ic impacts on fam ily
levels. Likewise, as there is no access to legal rights according to the law, not being able to
prosecute those responsible, it can lead to the culture of impunity.
4. It is very important that the data collection and archiving process for hum an rights
violations, those who had to suffer the crimes of the military junta not only during the
M yanm ar spring revolution as well as in the ethnic areas since many years ago. Ministry of
Human Rights will work together with international organizations, civil society organizations
and people to prevent such events from happening again, to bring out the truth, and to heal
the sufferings of each of those who disappeared, fallen based on those records.
5. M em ory of the people is the characteristic of the people that the dictators despise of.
Preserving, archiving and handling of their hum an rights violations that the dictators want to
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be forgotten is participating in the revolution. it is very important step to be m aking for
justice by preserving as much as possible of the history, events, stories and m em ories of
revolution com rades made disappear by the junta. We shall not forget the values they held
and continue our fight for hum an rights and equality..."
Source/publisher:
Ministry of Human Rights
Date of Publication:
2021-08-30
Date of entry:
2021-08-30
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- Individual Documents
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Myanmar
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English
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