Transitional Justice in Myanmar
@TJMyanmar
Observations on the impact of past human rights violations in #Myanmar#, political developments in the transition, & how the legacy of violence gets addressed.
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Argentinian court has decided to move forward with #universaljurisdiction# case of crimes perpetrated by #Myanmar# authorities against the #Rohingya#. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar#
Insightful FT piece on human rights documentation esp. the shift in methodology to open-source tools & digital forensics. I wish journalists would focus not only on prospect of prosecutions and would include other ways this documentation could be used. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#
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I’m late to this brilliant piece of longform journalism from @JohnReedwrites. Do read it - it provides powerful insights into efforts to preserve evidence of Myanmar regime atrocities, to help ensure future accountability.
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Sudanese military reinstates ousted PM in a power-sharing arrangement. Protesters reject the deal, saying they want the military completely out of politics. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#
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Acting President Duwa Lashi La lodged a declaration with the registrar of the #ICC#, accepting the Court’s jurisdiction with respect to intl crimes committed in Myanmar territory since 1/7/02,which is the earliest date permitted by the Statute of Intl Criminal Court (Rome Statute)
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New opinion piece by Khin Ohmar and @thinzashunleiyi highlights the need for NUG policies to combat impunity #whatshappeninginmyanmar#
Very glad to learn of this initiative. Sometimes when mass atrocities take place, it becomes almost inevitable that the suffering becomes the primary identity, subsuming other aspects of rich cultural identity. This initiative helps avoid that trap.
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Significantly, @NUGMyanmar also pledges to give the #ICC# jurisdiction for relevant crimes against #Rohingya# and other communities in Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#
“Endeavoring to bring the perpetrators to account...acts as a deterrent against future atrocities. Therefore, we regard this as a priority task. Reparation and Justice will be ensured in the future Federal Democratic Union Constitution.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#
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“Endeavoring to bring the perpetrators to account...acts as a deterrent against future atrocities. Therefore, we regard this as a priority task. Reparation and Justice will be ensured in the future Federal Democratic Union Constitution.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#
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The process of repealing & amending laws such as the 1982 Citizenship laws by the new constitution will be beneficial in resolving the conflict in Rakhine State.
This new Citizenship Act must base citizenship on birth in Myanmar or birth anywhere as a child of Myanmar citizens.
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Myanmar’s Parallel Govt Calls on Civilians to Report Regime Atrocities for Prosecutions
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Help The Irrawaddy Report the Truth from Myanmar
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Glad this is being raised. Different countries have had truth commissions with a range of mandates. They all tend to center victim/survivor voices & aim to limit the range of acceptable lies (to paraphrase an early #transitionaljustice# thinker) about what happened.
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And securely documenting #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar# is essential for accountability and to keep it from recurring again and again
@ThetHtarThet1 When the coup is overturned there will be a lot of work to do to ensure that the narrative of what happened during this time is not whitewashed and that those who enabled the coup to go on for so long are rightfully called out.
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The regime is afraid of the #CDM# and the echoes of past uprisings.
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Myanmar Junta Destroys Democracy Monument in Bago
Prosecutions Being Prepared for Myanmar Military: NUG Human Rights Minister
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'The past is an argument and the function of truth commissions (is)...to narrow the range of permissible lies.' – Michael Ignatief
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Military Council Tells Leaders in Putao That Coup Didn’t Happen
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Naing Khit reports that today's activists believe that the way to guarantee non-recurrence of human rights violations is not through reconciliation but for the military to have no role in the country's politics.
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Evidence that can be used for #Accountability# #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar#
Coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been dubbed “murderer-in-chief” by many people online, as his troops have killed more than 700 people so far.
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*If* combo of 1-fear of accountability, 2-entrenched econ interests, & 3-a dual-function (defense + social-political) ideology keeps Tatmadaw together, then hitting 1 & 2 is key. What's the role of armed resistance?
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