mizzima.com-Nov 6
A new report released on 2 November by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to guarantee the safety of all Burmese citizens and call for a return to democracy in the war-torn country. Launched on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the IFJ condemns the military junta’s gross violations of human rights in Myanmar, the ongoing persecution of journalists and attacks on independent media. The report, ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Broadcast – Myanmar: IFJ Situation Report 2022 ’brings together the lived experiences of Burmese journalists and media workers living under the junta and in exile and highlights the gross human rights violations wrought against Myanmar civilians. The report highlights inadequate global action to reject the junta and restrict the suppression and brutal campaign of aggression against Myanmar’s citizens. Critically, the report’s recommendations call on ASEAN for a stronger response to the junta ahead of the ASEAN summit on November 10-13, given the failures of the block’s five-point consensus on Myanmar. To date, the military continues to show flagrant disregard to regional and international efforts to cease the arbitrary violence, killing and intimidation against its own people. As of the report’s release, 59 journalists and media workers remain incarcerated by the junta in Myanmar. Today, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists ’(CPJ) 2022 Global Impunity Index listed Myanmar as the eight worst country worldwide for impunity, its first year ever being placed on the index. The IFJ highlighted the important national and regional actions of IFJ affiliates and civil society. In Indonesia, the Aliansi Jurnalis Independ (AJI) Indonesia and other pro-democracy activists filed a petition to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia to allow Indonesian courts to prosecute human rights violation cases from Myanmar through the Indonesian legal system. Read more at: https://www.mizzima.com/article/ifj-report-condemns-myanmar-juntas-silencing-independent-media
