UN Rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘ death trade ’ in arms for Myanmar military

The report states that some “ UN Member States are enabling this trade ” through a combination of outright conspiracy, lax enforcement of being bans, and fluently circumvented warrants, according to a news release from the UN rights office OHCHR.

 Access to advanced artillery

 “ Despite inviting substantiation of the Myanmar service’s atrocity crimes against the people of Myanmar, the generals continue to have access to advanced munitions systems, spare corridor for fighter spurts, raw accoutrements and manufacturing outfit for domestic munitions product, ” said UN Special Rapporteur, Tom Andrews.

 Those furnishing these munitions are suitable to avoid warrants by using frontal companies and creating new bones.

 While counting on lax enforcement

 “ The good news is that we now know who's supplying these arms and the authorities in which they operate. Member States now need to step up and stop the inflow of these arms, ” the expert said.

 Plea to governments

 While calling for a complete ban on the trade or transfer of munitions to the Myanmar service,Mr. Andrews contended for governments to apply being bans while coordinating warrants on arms dealers and foreign currency sources.

 The UN Human Rights Council- appointed expert’s paper, The Billion Bone Death Trade International Arms Networks that Enable Human Rights Violations in Myanmar is the most detailed study onpost-coup arms transfers to the service to date, said OHCHR.

 Accompanied by a detailed infographic, it identifies the major networks and companies involved in these deals, known values of the transfers, and authorities in which the networks operate, videlicet Russia, China, Singapore, Thailand, and India.

 

 

 OHCHR

 The Billion Bone Death Trade The International Arms Networks That Enable Human Rights Violations in Myanmar.

 “ Russia and China continue to be the main suppliers of advanced munitions systems to the Myanmar service, counting for over$ 400 million and$ 260 million independently since the achievement, with important of the trade forming from state- possessed realities ”,Mr. Andrews said.

 “ still, arms dealers operating out of Singapore are critical to the uninterrupted operation of the Myanmar service’s deadly munitions manufactories( generally appertained to as KaPaSa). ”

 The report reveals that$ 254 million of inventories have been packed from dozens of realities in Singapore to the Myanmar service from February 2021 to December 2022. Singaporean banks have been used considerably by arms dealers.

 Andrews recalled that the Government of Singapore has stated that its policy is to, “ enjoin the transfer of arms to Myanmar ” and that it has decided “ not to authorise the transfer of binary- use particulars which have been assessed to have implicit military operation to Myanmar. ”

 “ I supplicate leaders of Singapore to seize the information within this report and apply its programs to the maximum extent possible, ” the Special Rapporteur said.

 The report also documents$ 28 million in arms transfers from Thai- grounded realities to the Myanmar service since the achievement. India- grounded realities have supplied$ 51 million worth of arms and affiliated accoutrements to the service since February 2021.

 Limelight on warrants ‘ failure ’

 The report examines why transnational warrants on arms dealing networks have failed to stop or decelerate the inflow of munitions to the Myanmar service.

 “ The Myanmar service and its arms dealers have figured out how to game the system. That’s because warrants aren't being adequately executed and because arms dealers linked to the galère have been suitable to produce shell companies to avoid them. ”

 The expert said the ad hoc, awkward nature of current warrants were allowing payments to be made in other currencies and authorities.

 

 

 Munitions trade can be derailed

 “ By expanding and retooling warrants and barring loopholes, governments can disrupt galère- linked munitions dealers, ”Mr. Andrews said.

 The report also focuses on the main sources of foreign currency that have enabled the Myanmar galère to buy over$ 1 billion in arms since the achievement. “ Member States haven't adequately targeted crucial sources of foreign currency that the galère relies on to buy arms, including most significantly Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, ”Mr. Andrews said.

 Special Rapporteurs and other UN Human Rights Council- appointed rights experts, work on a voluntary and overdue base, aren't UN staff, and work singly from any government or organisation.