US Government co-sponsors resolution led by EU over human rights concerns in Myanmar
The US urged the military in Myanmar to restore the democratically elected government in the country and release those who have been unjustly detained. The United States on March 24, 2021, decided to co-sponsor a resolution led by the European Union highlighting the ongoing Human Rights Concerns, including for Rohingyas. The developments since February 1 in the 46th session of United Nations Human Rights Council- UNHRC were also recalled. The European Union Council on March 22, 2021, had imposed sanctions on the 11 individuals who were responsible for the military coup in Myanmar as well as the subsequent military and police repression against the peaceful demonstrators. While addressing the session in the United Nations Human Rights Council- UNHRC, the US urged the military in Myanmar to restore the democratically elected government in the country and release those who have been unjustly detained. The US also asked the military to refrain from any form of violence on the citizen...