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\u201cThere are now 6,000 reminders that the international community is failing the people of Myanmar<\/strong>,\u201d the Human Rights Council-appointed experts stated in a news release on Monday. \u201cIt is time for a change, starting with moving this disaster out of the shadows of international attention\u201d.<\/p>\n The experts called for an urgent \u201ccourse correction\u201d in the international response, emphasising that while targeted action has proven effective \u2013 with sanctions reducing the junta\u2019s weapons procurement by one-third \u2013 current measures \u201cremain grossly inadequate and lack the coordination and strategic targeting necessary<\/strong> to deliver the support the people of Myanmar need and deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n They urged increased assistance for civil society organisations documenting abuses and delivering humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n \u201cGovernments and donors also need to significantly step up assistance<\/strong> to civil society organisations documenting human rights abuses, protecting civilian populations and delivery life-saving humanitarian aid\u201d.<\/p>\n The experts revealed recent evidence demonstrates that coordinated international pressure can yield results.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that international action makes a difference<\/strong>. We have documented it has reduced the junta\u2019s access to weapons that its uses to attack civilians,\u201d the experts said, following the publication of UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews\u2019 \u2018Billion Dollar Death Trade\u2019 report.<\/p>\n Since seizing power \u201cthousands of lives have been cut short in indiscriminate attacks by the military, which often targets civilian homes and infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMany victims have been tortured to death. Others have been subjected to acts tantamount to enforced disappearance before execution. Beheadings, dismemberment and the disfiguration of bodies are shockingly common,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n According to credible reports, nearly 2,000 individuals have died in military custody, with 365 victims executed by headshots and 215 burned alive<\/strong>. The experts detailed how \u201cunlawful killings by junta forces are common and characterised by their brutality and inhumanity\u201d.<\/p>\n The military\u2019s campaign of suppression extends beyond killings. Over 21,000 people have been arrested since the February 2021 coup remain in detention, with many held incommunicado. The experts expressed alarm at the widespread use of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance to silence opposition.<\/p>\n \u201cMany are held incommunicado and in many instances with their families and lawyers having no information on their fates or whereabouts,\u201d they reported.<\/p>\n\u2018Course correction\u2019 needed\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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