Myanmar-owned, Myanmar-led Solution" Position Paper Issued by 260 Civil Society Organizations
The 'Myanmar-owned, Myanmar-led Solution' position paper, which includes six key points that go beyond the five ASEAN consensus principles established for Myanmar's situation, was signed and issued by 260 Myanmar civil society organizations.
The six points included ASEAN's approach of 'Myanmar-owned, Myanmar-led' should support the genuine political will of the Myanmar people to resolve the crisis, calling for stopping all forms of engagement or negotiations with the illegitimate military junta and stopping any pressure on the Myanmar revolutionary forces and civil society groups, urging ASEAN to support Myanmar's domestic political dialogue process, which has been removed from the military junta’s control, and to ensure that all interactions are with the legitimate representatives of Myanmar.
It is also stated that condemning the military junta's planned sham elections, and halting all plans that support it, providing Humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) through border-crossing routes, and the international community must hold the Myanmar military accountable for its war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, under international law, and continue collaborating with Myanmar's people in their efforts for justice and peace.
Related updates
ASEAN, the UN and International Engagement on Myanmar in October
October was a period when Myanmar's affairs were once again discussed on the world political stage, with the ASEAN Summit and the UN General Assembly. Below is a summary report of international developments on Myanmar during October.
AA Responds That Drug Allegations Are Merely Political Attacks
On March 19, the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) responded that reports in the military's mouthpiece newspapers of March 18 and 19, claiming that AA economic officer Ye Win (a.k.a. Kyaw Soe Lin) and his wife Ma Thida Myint were involved in a drug seizure worth 96 billion kyat, have nothing to do with its organization and are merely a malicious political attack.
Yangon Strike Forces Send Open Letter Urging EU and ILO to Stand with the People
On March 12, eleven Yangon-based strike forces jointly sent an open letter to European Union (EU) member governments and member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO), urging them to stand with the people of Myanmar to protect the justice and rights of working people.
NUG declares non-recognition and dissolution of the military regime's Human Rights Commission
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, established by the military junta, is not an independent, impartial, and respected body. Instead, it operates in line with the junta’s interests and opposes the Paris Principles. Therefore, the National Unity Government (NUG) announced on February 13 that it does not recognize this body and considers it dissolved.