ASEAN fails to act against Burmese junta: Rights group
The Human Right Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) Director U Aung Myo Min said this at a meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand today. The meeting was organized by the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC).
The UNSC resolution 1612, states that all member nations have a responsibility to abide by the restrictions on using child soldiers, killing children, sexual harassment against minor children, targeting children’s schools and hospitals, kidnapping children and not providing humanitarian aid to children.
“These six-point Don’ts cannot be flouted by any UN member country. The resolution clearly states that any nation violating these clauses shall be taken action against by all nations. But though Burma is violating all six clauses, ASEAN countries have not bothered to take action against the Burmese junta. So Burma continues to violate children rights,” U Aung Myo Min said.
“The violations are taking place for a long time. Recently the junta violated children’s rights in Karen State and Shan State in Burma. They deliberately destroyed schools of the internally displaced children, tortured and persecuted the children and teachers in these schools,” he added. continue
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