Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad
Al Hussein on the abuse of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar,
Yanghee Lee
GENEVA (21 January 2015) - "The sexist, insulting
language used against the UN's independent human rights expert on Myanmar,
Yanghee Lee, by an influential monk during Ms. Lee's official visit to the
country is utterly unacceptable. It is intolerable for UN Special Rapporteurs
to be treated in this way and I call on religious and political leaders leaders
in Myanmar to unequivocally condemn all forms of incitement to hatred including
this abhorrent public personal attack against a UN-appointed expert.
Ms. Lee, as required by her mandate, was addressing key
human rights issues and the situation of minorities in the country,
particularly the Rohingya Muslim community. Indeed she expressed admiration for
the commitment of inter-religious leaders to work together in the town of
Lashio in Northern Shan State towards maintaining peaceful relations between
communities. Ms. Lee raised serious concerns about the situation in Rakhine
State and the plight of internally displaced Muslims living in camps in very
difficult conditions. She also warned that a package of four bills proposed, if
passed, would institutionalise discrimination against religious and ethnic
minorities.
Instead of attacking Ms. Lee personally, I invite community,
religious and political leaders in Myanmar to tackle the substance of her
concerns."
ENDS
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