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คณะมนตรีสิทธิมนุษยชน สหประชาชาติจะประขุมวาระพิเศษ การยึดถือสิทธิมนุษยชน วิกฤติพม่า วันศุกร์ที่12 กุมภาพันธ์ นี้
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คณะมนตรีสิทธิมนุษยชน สหประชาชาติจะประขุมวาระพิเศษ การยึดถือสิทธิมนุษยชน วิกฤติพม่า วันศุกร์ที่12 กุมภาพันธ์ นี้
This is to inform you that the Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar” this Friday, 12 February starting at 10 a.m in Geneva (15:30 in Myanmar; 16:00 in Bangkok). (The meeting will take place in the Assembly Hall, although due to COVID-19 measures the majority of interventions will be virtual and the media is encouraged to follow the meeting on webcast).
The special session is being convened per an official request submitted today jointly by the United Kingdom and the European Union, which has been supported by 47 States thus far.
In order for a special session to be convened, the support of one-third of the 47 members of the Council – 16 or more - is required. This request was thus far supported by the following States members of the Council (19): Austria, Argentina, the Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, Malawi, Mexico, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The request was also supported by the following observer States (28): Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States.
The list of signatories remains open up to the holding of the special session. Therefore, the above list of States is to be considered provisional.
In connection with this special session, the Council will convene an organisational meeting on Thursday, 11 February at 3 p.m. where specific details on the special session and its scenario will be announced. This meeting is also public and will be webcast.
This will be the 29th special session of the Council.
Security forces have a moral and legal obligation to defy any unlawful orders to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in #Myanmar. All in the chain of command can be held liable for committing crimes against humanity. "Following orders" is no defense.
— UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews (@RapporteurUn) February 9, 2021
By THE IRRAWADDY 9 February 2021
At least six anti-coup protesters were injured in police shooting in Naypyitaw on Tuesday and two of them are in a critical condition.
On the fourth day of nationwide strikes against the military coup, police in Naypyitaw fired on unarmed protesters in Thapyaygone after using water cannon.
A volunteer medic with the protest told The Irrawaddy that a man who was shot in the chest and a 20-year-old woman was shot in the head, the most serious injury.
According to sources in Naypyitaw, the police used actual and rubber bullets against the crowd.
More than 10 other protesters were also injured in the police crackdown. A reporter covering with other media personnel also received minor injuries.
Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/six-protesters-injured-myanmar-police-fire-protest.html
