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Statement
by His Excellency U Wunna Maung Lwin, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of
the Union of
Mr.
President,
Since
I speak for the first time in the Human Rights Council, I should like to
extend to you my delegation's warmest congratulations on your election as the
President of this body. My
congratulations also extend to other members of the Bureau.
Allow me to extend my greetings to Professor
Pinheiro, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
We would like to express our appreciation
for acknowledging his gratitude to the Government of
As a member of the United Nations,
However, we are very much disappointed with
his report contained in the document A/HRC/6/14 as it does not reflect the
true situation on the ground. In
fact, it is far from reality.
The report lacks objectivity
and impartiality.
Mr.
President,
In this respect, I would like to highlight
the following significant developments in
·
The
National Convention which is the first step of the seven step road map has
been successfully
concluded on 3 September 2007.
·
Myanmar
is now moving to the third step of the road map as the Commission for Drafting
of the State Constitution has been formed with 54 members and convened its
first meeting on 3 December 2007.
·
People
all over the country have been holding peaceful mass rallies within the bounds
of the law to welcome the successful conclusion of the National Convention as
well as the establishment of the Commission for Drafting of the State
Constitution and to demonstrate their aversion to the recent provocative
events.
·
The
Government of
·
Since
the assignment, the Minister for Relation has been able to hold meetings with
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi three times.
·
Almost
all those detained in connection with the September event have been released.
To date, only 80 persons
remained in custody for
investigation. Those in the
custody have been found for violation of existing laws in
·
The
Government granted amnesty for 8585 prisoners between 16 November and 3
December 2007 to mark the successful completion of the National Convention in
September 2007, the commencement of the functions of the Commission for
Drafting of the State Constitution, forging the national solidarity in the
country and cooperation with the international community including the United
Nations.
·
Ambassador
Gambari, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United
Nations visited
Myanmar
twice from 29 September to 2 October and from 3 to 8 November 2007.
·
During
his first visit, he was received by Senior- General Than Shwe, the Chairman of
the State Peace and Development Council. He
had the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers in
both visits. He also had the
occasion to meet with the representatives of ethnic nationalities from all the
seven states of
·
During
both visits, he had the opportunity to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi three
times.
·
In
his briefing to the United Nations Security Council on 13 November 2007, Mr
Gambari underlined to take note of the initial positive steps taken by the
Government since his last visit in October 2007.
·
The
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
·
The
Government of
·
He
had the opportunity to meet the Cabinet Ministers, government officials and
representatives from various organizations.
He expressed his gratitude to the Government for accommodating his
proposed agenda.
Mr.
President,
I
strongly condemn and reject the allegation made in paragraph 51 of his report.
In fact, the Prime Minister never made such commitment during his
conversation with Mr. Gambari, the Special Representative of the Secretary
General of the United Nations. Besides,
the arrests carried out were for those who had violated the existing laws of
There
are also many assertions he had made in paragraphs 37,38, 63, 64, 65 and 68
which we regard as intrusion of the sovereign right of the State.
These paragraphs are unacceptable to my delegation and we totally
reject them.
We
also find that the allegations contained in paragraphs 16, 18, 27, 28, 31, 32,
35 and 66 were received from the unreliable sources.
He mentioned the words such as "rumours",
"not yet verified" and " unconfirmed reports" in
these paragraphs. These
allegations are nothing new and they originate from anti-government groups.
The allegations based on unreliable sources are misleading to all.
We reject these paragraphs. Therefore
we have circulated the comments of the Government of
Mr.
President,
The report of the Special Rapporteur
tempted to intrude into the internal affairs of the country by criticizing the
efforts of the Government of
Every sovereign State has the right
to take necessary measures for prevailing of the law and order in its country.
Exercising its sovereign right to handle the violent situation should
not be construed as the violation of human rights.
Moreover, political opportunists should not be encouraged to abuse the
situation under the pretext of human rights obligations.
Mr.
President,
The Special Rapporteur also made 17
recommendations as immediate and transitional measures.
We have made comments on these recommendations in the document.
In fact, the Government of
On 31 October 2007, the Government
of
Mr.
President,
Let me reiterate that
Putting
more pressure with a view to politicising the situation of
Mr.
President,
I
thank you.
