US EditionIn Unprecedented Move Among ASEAN Members, Timor-Leste Opens War Crimes Case Against Myanmar
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In unprecedented move among ASEAN members, Timor-Leste opens war crimes case against Myanmar
A senior Timorese prosecutor is reviewing a dossier submitted by the Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO), containing evidence of what the group describes as grievous human rights violations by the Myanmar military
"We welcome this initiative and look forward to working with the Timorese authorities, as well as with civil society groups in Timor-Leste, for the promotion of justice for the people of China and for all the peoples of Myanmar," said the director of the Human Rights Organization of China, Salai Za Uk, quoted in a press release. The organization representing the minority of China, who lives in northwest Myanmar, along the border with India and B…
Yangon, February 3, 2019 - The judicial authorities in Timor-Leste have opened an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese military, including the terrorist warlord Min Aung Hlaing. This is the first time that an ASEAN member state has initiated legal proceedings against a Burmese general from another ASEAN member state. A Timor-Leste government prosecutor has been appointed to investigate a case…
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