UN special rapporteur on Myanmar Mr. Thomas Andrews said in a report published by UN Human Rights Council on Thursday that the conditions and hardships of the Myanmar people have gone from “bad to worse to horrific” since the military launched a disastrous coup last year. He even said millions of people are subject to an “endless spiral of abuse and violations of their human rights.”
Andrew mentioned a list of horrific human right violations that killing and injuring innocent people by landmines is rising significantly. The military made around 1.3 million people displaced by destroying and burning more than 28,000 homes. In addition 130,000 Rohingya remained confined in de facto internment camps, and even more than 12,000 people, including 295 of children are arbitrarily detained in deplorable conditions, he said.
The report said that the people of Myanmar are frustrated and angered by Member States that are working to prop up this illegal and brutal military junta with funding, trade, weapons, and a veneer of legitimacy.
“They (Myanmar civilians) are also disappointed by those nations that voiced support for them, but then failed to back up their words with action,” Andrew said this and added more that The Myanmar military is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity daily, including sexual violence, torture, deliberate targeting of civilians, and murder.
The report further said that conflict is spreading throughout the country as more and more civilians take up arms against the junta. Andrews warned escalating conflict between the military and armed ethnic groups could lead to another mass exodus of refugees like Rohingyas occurred five years ago.
