{"id":72898,"date":"2021-02-11T14:20:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=72898"},"modified":"2021-02-13T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T14:32:51","slug":"only-following-orders-no-defense-for-any-myanmar-atrocities-un-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/72898-only-following-orders-no-defense-for-any-myanmar-atrocities-un-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Only \u2018following orders\u2019, no defense for any Myanmar atrocities: UN expert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-02-11_18-28-17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Wednesday said that security forces in the country must \u201cstand down before there are more casualties\u201d among protesters, amid reports of use of lethal force against those demonstrating against last week\u2019s military takeover.<br>There are unconfirmed media reports that at least one individual, a woman, was shot in the head during protests on Tuesday. She is said to be in critical condition at a hospital in Yangon.<br>Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, an independent human rights expert, warned that all members of the security forces \u2013 regardless of rank \u2013 had an obligation under international law not to use excessive force, and that they risked being prosecuted if they did so.<br>\u201cMyanmar military personnel and police need to know that \u2018following orders\u2019 is no defense for committing atrocities and any such defense will fail, regardless of their place in the chain of command\u201d, he said, in a news release on Wednesday.<br>\u201cOfficers, regardless of rank, can be held criminally liable for international crimes, including crimes against humanity involving killing, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture\u201d, stressed the rights expert.<br>Protests in various cities of Myanmar have grown steadily since last Monday\u2019s military takeover and arrest of top political leaders, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, media reports added.<br>The takeover followed escalating tensions between the military and the government after the November 2020 elections, which were won by Ms. Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD). 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