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Title: US sanctions Myanmar coup leaders as generals warn protesters to return to work

Description: " The United States on Thursday (Feb 11) slapped sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar's military government, warning that more punishment could come even as the generals in Yangon ordered demonstrators to get back to work or face "effective actions". As Myanmar was preparing for a seventh consecutive day of anti-coup rallies, the US Treasury Department announced it was blocking any US assets and transactions with 10 current or former military officials held responsible for the Feb 1 coup. Demonstrations condemning the ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have largely been peaceful, although security forces earlier in the week used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets on protesters, with isolated reports of live rounds being fired. In the most significant concrete action, President Joe Biden announced his administration was cutting off the generals' access to US$1 billion in funds in the United States. Targets of US sanctions announced Thursday include Army chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who now holds legislative, judicial and executive powers in Myanmar. Min Aung Hlaing was already under US sanctions over the campaign against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority. Also targeted are military leaders in the new cabinet such as Defence Minister General Mya Tun Oo, as well as three gem exporting companies controlled by Myanmar's military. "We are also prepared to take additional action should Burma's military not change course," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, using Myanmar's former name. "If there is more violence against peaceful protesters, the Burmese military will find that today's sanctions are just the first," she said..."

Source/publisher: "AFP" (France) via "CNA" (Singapore)

Date of entry/update: 2021-02-12

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Category: Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association: standards and mechanisms, Political role of the Tatmadaw, Politics, Government and Governance - Burma/Myanmar - general studies, The 2020 General Elections in Burma/Myanmar

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Title: A legal path to justice emerges for Myanmar

Description: ''Last week a partial but significant foundation was laid to provide accountability for gross human rights violations in Myanmar, and hopefully to deter repetition. After receiving a 444-page UN report extensively detailing human rights violations in Myanmar and making recommendations to address them, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva passed a resolution that includes the establishment of an evidence-gathering mechanism to enable future trials. The “independent mechanism” is mandated to “collect, consolidate, preserve and analyze evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law committed in Myanmar since 2011 and to prepare files to facilitate and expedite fair and independent criminal proceedings.” Similar to an existing mechanism for Syria, it will be responsible for preparing case files to standards required for any future criminal prosecution in a national or international court of law...''

Source/publisher: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Date of publication: 2018-10-04

Date of entry/update: 2019-01-31

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Category: Burma/Myanmar's bilateral treaty obligations - commentary, Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association: standards and mechanisms, Human rights policies of various actors in Burma/Myanmar

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Title: Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Description: Articles 21, 22

Source/publisher: Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights