This conflict has been extremely violent since the military coup began. The 27th of March was the bloodiest day for the people of Myanmar.
Estonia strongly condemns the military’s widespread, lethal, increasingly systematic attacks against peaceful protesters, as well as other serious violations of human rights. We call on the military to refrain from further violence, respect the human rights and engage to dialogue with the democratically elected leaders and support the return to democracy. We reiterate that there needs to be accountability for all those responsible for the past and current crimes as well as for the violations of international human rights law.
Systemic impunity must end.
It is important to immediately secure the safe and unhindered access to humanitarian aid. Estonia is also deeply concerned about the arbitrary arrests of journalist and attempts to silence the media and eradicate freedom of expression. All restrictions must be fully lifted and the freedom of expression respected.