Press Release, Myanmar Accountability Project London, 24 March, 2022: The Myanmar Accountability Project, MAP, will lodge a criminal file for torture against members of the Myanmar junta at the Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul on 29 March 2022. “This is the first case to be initiated in a national court outside Myanmar into crimes that haveContinue reading “Press Release: Unprecedented Legal Case To Launch in Turkey Against Myanmar Junta”
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Press Release, Myanmar Accountability Project: Myanmar Junta Nominates Sanctioned Officials to Defend it at the International Court of Justice, MAP Condemns it as a “mockery” of International Justice
London, 17 February 2022: Two people who are under international sanctions, accused of committing serious human rights violations and subverting the rule of law are set to represent the Myanmar junta at the International Court of Justice, the ICJ, in the Hague. The junta legal team includes Attorney General, Thida Oo, and junta Minister forContinue reading “Press Release, Myanmar Accountability Project: Myanmar Junta Nominates Sanctioned Officials to Defend it at the International Court of Justice, MAP Condemns it as a “mockery” of International Justice”
Junk the Junta London Demonstrations – Chris Gunness’ Speech to the Crowd in Parliament Square
Press Release: Global Campaign to Delegitimise the Myanmar Junta Launched in London on First Anniversary of Coup
London, 1 February 2022: A global campaign to delegitimise the Myanmar military – ‘Junk the Junta’ has been launched at a rally in London to mark the first anniversary of the coup, in which the democratic movement elected by a landslide was ousted. Speaking outside the Myanmar Embassy to a crowd of over three hundredContinue reading “Press Release: Global Campaign to Delegitimise the Myanmar Junta Launched in London on First Anniversary of Coup”
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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”