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1 Feb, 5 tweets, 8 min read
Wow!

#Myanmar’s new military ruler for the one year State of Emergency declared is General Min Aung Hlaing

In 2017, he was individuality identified by @amnesty for human rights abuses in relation to atrocities under his command against the #Rohingya. #BurmaCoup #Myanmar #Burma
Six months ago - 3 years after the Myanmar military’s targeted campaign of violence began - @amnesty revealed that Rohingya were still being killed in Rakhine state

General #MinAungHlaing was in command of the army
#burmacoup #Myanmarcoup #burma #Myanmar
"This is an ominous moment for people in #Myanmar, and it threatens a severe worsening of military repression and impunity." Ming Yu Hah, @amnesty's Deputy Regional Director. #Myanmarcoup #BurmaCoup #Burma #Yangon #MinAungHlaing #AungSanSuuKyi #ASSK amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
“Aung San Suu Kyi rebuffed intn’l critics by claiming she was not a human-rights activist but rather a politician. The sad part is she hasn’t been v good at either...She defended the military, as well as her own role in the atrocities against the Rohingya” nytimes.com/2021/02/01/wor…
Musician, @rihanna, adds her voice to the call for accountability for the atrocities against the Rohingya & the need to get the military out of politics & put the interests of Myanmar’s people first. @hrw @TiranaHassan @PearsonElaine @Myanmar_Now_Eng

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