Press Release: Global “Junk the Junta” Campaign Launches in London to Mark First Anniversary in Coup

London, 1 February, 2022:  The London-based NGO, MAP, is launching a global campaign, ‘Junk the Junta’, against the Myanmar generals, who seized power in a military coup a year ago.  The official launch will take place at a protest rally at the Myanmar Embassy in London on 1 February, due to be attended by hundredsContinue reading “Press Release: Global “Junk the Junta” Campaign Launches in London to Mark First Anniversary in Coup”

Press Release: Myanmar Coup Leader Accused of Crimes against Humanity

Evidence Submitted to the International Criminal Court    Press Release Myanmar Accountability Project, embargoed until 10.12.21   London, 10 December, 2021: The Myanmar Accountability Project, MAP, has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court, the ICC, accusing the man who led the coup in Myanmar on 1 February, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, of crimes against humanity.   InContinue reading “Press Release: Myanmar Coup Leader Accused of Crimes against Humanity”

Press Release: MAP welcomes UN Credentials Committee Decision to Reject the Credentials of the Illegal Myanmar Military Government and Calls for a Review of its Credentials in all International Organisations

Statement by MAP Director, Chris Gunness  2 December 2021  We welcome the decision by the United Nation’s Credentials Committee to reject the attempt by the illegal military government of Myanmar to represent the state of Myanmar at the UN. The decision not to accept the credentials of the junta and to leave in place Ambassador Kyaw MoeContinue reading “Press Release: MAP welcomes UN Credentials Committee Decision to Reject the Credentials of the Illegal Myanmar Military Government and Calls for a Review of its Credentials in all International Organisations”