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Accusations levelled on pretext of human rights, unjust and incorrect
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The government is exerting earnest efforts unremittingly in pursuit of the promotion of fundamental rights of the entire people. Now the whole nation including border areas is enjoying the taste of progress in the economic and social sectors, resulting from the endeavours the government and the people have made in harmony. Nevertheless, the US turning a blind eye to the tangible fruits of consolidated unity of national races and national development persists in making slanderous accusations in its plot to interfere in the domestic affairs of Myanmar. At a press conference held at the State Department in Washington DC on 6 March, an official of the US State Department said that it would continue to use multilateral tools to put political pressure on Myanmar employing all possible ways including the Human Rights Council. Again on 7 March 2007, the US State Department released a report on human rights situations of over 190 countries including Myanmar for 2006. As usual, it levelled groundless accusations against Myanmar as to human rights. The report enumerates the alleged human rights violations such as extra judicial killings, custodial deaths, disappearances, torture, conscription of child soldiers, forced labor, attacks on ethnic villagers and lack of religious freedom. The accusations are, in fact, based on the exaggerated and made-up news stories sent by anti-government elements and remnant insurgents. Despite witnessing national progress, fundamental rights and good foundations for national development that adjust the drive the government is pursuing in the interests of the nation and the people, the US is still ignoring such fruitful results of development. So, it can be deduced that its making various accusations is not to promote fundamental rights of national people, but to put political pressure on Myanmar to install a puppet government that will dance to its tune. |
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