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As the world recognises International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, BHRN calls on the international community to remember the religious minorities of Burma who are facing ongoing violence and oppression for their beliefs. Muslims, Christians, and other religious minorities have suffered in Burma for years in the country at the hands of the military and ultra- nationalists and these offenses continue to this day.
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2 August 2021 – London/Yangon – Burma Human Rights Network condemns attempts by the illegitimate State Administration Council (SAC) to rebrand itself as a caretaker government. The SAC chair and commander in chief of the Burmese Military, Min Aung Hlaing, has taken the position of Prime Minister in the so-called caretaker government. Efforts to rebrand themselves to the international community are designed to lure world governments into cooperation under the pretence that the military doesn’t intend to keep control of the country. BHRN documented in its most recent report Before Our Very Eyes that the junta has been conducting genocide since 2017 and has committed numerous crimes against humanity since the coup of 2021.
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As Covid-19 cases and related deaths in Burma continue to rise, BHRN calls on the international community to offer all possible assistance immediately to the citizens of the country through reliable organisations within the United Nations. Due to the coup, all the public infrastructures have been disrupted and Burma’s Covid-19 monitoring and quarantine system is now collapse. Dead bodies are piling up at the cemetery and hundreds of people are dying everyday in Burma with Covid. The vaccine rate in the country remains desperately low due to lack of access and the virus is likely to spread even more in the coming weeks. The military has been reportedly hoarding oxygen while civilians in desperate need of it are dying of the disease. On top of all of this, the fascist military has cracked down on many in the medical profession for their involvement in pro-democracy demonstrations.
