UN Security Council: Historic Censure of Myanmar Junta

• Published date: 23 December 2022
• Publication title: ASEAN Tribune

23 December 2022 (Human Rights Watch) (New York) - The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on December 21, 2022, denouncing the Myanmar military's rights violations since the February 1, 2021 coup, Human Rights Watch said today. The landmark resolution, passed with 12 yes votes and 3 abstentions, reflects the Myanmar junta's growing isolation generated by security force abuses amounting to crimes against humanity and war crimes.

It is the first Security Council resolution on Myanmar since the country, formerly known as Burma, acquired independence from Britain in 1948.

'The Security Council resolution is a momentous step on behalf of the people of Myanmar, opening the door toward holding Myanmar's brutal generals to account,' said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. 'The resolution should bring renewed scrutiny to the junta's daily atrocities and recognition of the Myanmar people's brave efforts toward democracy and freedom.'

The resolution, which the United Kingdom drafted under the UN...