while i was celebrating my birthday yesterday and contemplating themes such as man's inhumanity to man the u.n. human rights council was busy adopting a resolution strongly deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations in myanmar...the resolution, which was supported by all 47 members of the council, urges the government of myanmar to ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms...the council called on the government of myanmar to release without delay all political detainees and those arrested or detained as part of the recent repression...it urged the government to ensure full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access throughout the country...
the council has asked the council's special rapporteur on myanmar to assess the current situation and monitor the implementation of its resolution...he is to report to the resumed sixth session of the human rights council in early december and the u.n. general assembly at its current session...
at the very minimum the repressive military regime is not conducting its inhumane acts without being under the closely watched eyes of the rest of the world...i can not stress to you how important that is as a fact unto itself...
my colleagues at amnesty international were fortunate enough to have a spokesperson address the meeting of the council (see the vid below)...tim parritt, deputy director of the organization's asia-pacific programme, stressed that,
"...it is the duty of the Myanmar government to account for all those detained by its law enforcement agents, military and other security forces. Detainees should not be held in secret places of detention, and must be granted access to independent lawyers, medical personnel and to family members. Those detained for participation in peaceful assemblies must be released immediately, including at least 150 persons arrested in August at an early stage of the current crisis, unless they are charged with a recognisably criminal offence."
amnesty international also calls for the release of all prisoners of conscience among the 1,150 political prisoners detained before the current crisis...
check out these videos...
keep the faith...
peace out <3
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