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"The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, as represented by the National Unity Government, strongly
welcomes the public statement1 issued by the UN Child Rights Committee, urging the international
community to take swift action to protect Myanmar’s children.
The Committee’s statement swiftly follows a searing report issued by the UN Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Myanmar.2 Finding the likely commission of crimes against humanity
and war crimes by the military junta, the Special Rapporteur declares that ‘relentless attacks on
children underscore the depths of the military junta’s depravity and its willingness to inflict immense
misery and hardship on innocent victims to try and subjugate the people of Myanmar.’
Depraved acts directed against children include hostage-taking, the pulling out of fingernails and
teeth, stabbing and burning, sexual violence, mock executions, deprivation of food and water and the
denial of medical care.
As the UN Child Rights Committee asserts, ‘time is running out to save Myanmar’s stricken
generation’. The rights of Myanmar’s children must be respected and protected, and perpetrators of
atrocity crimes against children must be held accountable.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of the
child, consistent with its obligations under international law including the Convention on the Rights of
the Child and its optional protocols.
Myanmar also extends its full cooperation to the UN Child Rights Committee and echoes the
Committee’s call on the ‘international community to urgently reassess and redesign the global
response to the crises in Myanmar, prioritize children’s rights over other considerations, and take
concrete measures to alleviate their suffering.’..."
Source/publisher:
Ministry of Human Rights
Date of Publication:
2022-06-30
Date of entry:
2022-06-30
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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text
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