Suu Kyi lost the title of Amnesty International

The Dhaka Times Desk Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has lost the title of the international human rights organization Amnesty International.

আন্তর্জাতিক খ্যাতিসম্পন্ন মানবাধিকার বিষয়ক আন্তর্জাতিক সংগঠন অ্যামনেস্টি ইন্টারন্যাশনাল মিয়ানমারের নেত্রী অং সান সু চি’কে দেওয়া তাদের সর্বোচ্চ সম্মাননাটি প্রত্যাহার করে নিয়েছে। খবর বিবিসি’র।

The agency said in a statement yesterday (Monday) that the decision was taken against Suu Kyi because of her "shameful" departure from her once moral stance.

Several other institutions and organizations have previously withdrawn their titles given to Miss Suu Kyi in the wake of the army's operation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where another 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh. There has been a storm of condemnation around the world against this Myanmar leader Suu Kyi.

Among them, honorary citizenship given by the Parliament of Canada, honor given by the city of Oxford in Britain, Freedom of City title given by Glasgow City Council and many other honors. The latest addition to this list is the London-based human rights organization - Amnesty International.

Previously, the United Nations also referred to the Myanmar army's operation against the Rohingya as crimes against humanity and genocide and called for the country's top generals to be brought to justice for these crimes.

Note that in 2009, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was given the title of 'Ambassador of Conscience' by Amnesty International.

The award was given in recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi's peaceful and non-violent movement to protect democracy and human rights while Suu Kyi was under house arrest. That honor has now been withdrawn. Kumi Naidu, Secretary General of the organization conveyed this news to Aung San Suu Kyi through a letter.

In the letter, he wrote, 'After taking power, the leader who was under house arrest 8 years ago forgot about his political ideals, the establishment of justice and was indifferent about the ethnic extermination carried out by the military and the freedom of expression.'

Amnesty International said, 'As an ambassador for the organisation, Suu Kyi is expected to assert her moral authority and role against injustice not only within Myanmar, but anywhere in the world.'

Kumi Naidu, secretary general of the organisation, wrote, 'But we are deeply saddened. Because you no longer represent hope, courage and the protection of human rights. Thus Amnesty International does not find any justification for continuing the 'Ambassador of Conscience' award given to you'.

Since the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi came to power in Myanmar, her administration has been directly involved in multiple human rights violations, Amnesty International said.

Referring to the campaign against the Rohingya, the human rights organization also said, "Last year, Myanmar's security forces killed thousands of people during the massacre." Countless women and children have been raped. None of the elderly, children and teenagers were spared from detention and brutality. Hundreds of villages in Rakhine State have been burnt to ashes.

Amnesty International said Aung San Suu Kyi and her office largely protected security forces by denying responsibility for crimes and human rights abuses. The organization says that Aung San Suu Kyi's failure to stand up for the Rohingya was the main reason.

Amnesty International said, 'By denying these horrific acts of oppression and torture, he has shown that there is little hope of improving or changing the lives of the millions of Rohingya in Bangladesh or Rakhine State. It is easy to understand how the government's efforts to stop atrocities in the future may be when the state apparatus itself denies organized crime against a community.'

The rights group also said that while the military had vast powers, the civilian government still had some power to make and amend laws. However, two years after Aung San Suu Kyi's government assumed power, human rights activists, peace activists and journalists have been threatened, intimidated, harassed and even imprisoned.

Amnesty International said that, with or without Aung San Suu Kyi's support, they will continue their fight to ensure justice and human rights in Myanmar.