WPTL Webinar: The Aftermath of the Myanmar Feb. 2021 Coup, and Continued Challenges
Date:
Feb. 1, 2023
Time:
In February 2021, the international community looked on as the Myanmar military junta took control of the country, making a mockery of the November 2020 election results and jailing those who belonged to the winning party. Many people took to the streets to protest but were the victims of violent force by the junta. The junta also continued ongoing genocides and crimes against humanity which has led to massive refugee movements and starvation.
Please join the WPTL Section for this colloquium where we host speakers from the various ethnic communities in Burma (Myanmar) to better understand the context of this injustice and to discuss the legal implications involved with the goal of mobilizing international support to stop the subversion of law and gross human rights violations. As articulated at prior meetings of the Congress of Nations and States this would include the exercise of universal jurisdiction to bring all perpetrators of crimes against the ethnic groups of Burma to justice for international crimes and an increase in support for the continued investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
This meeting will be co-hosted with the Congress of Nations and States and moderated by the Chair of the Burma Summit, Dr. Habib Ullah, member of its Convening Council.
You can learn more about the Burma Summit, taking place in Rochester, New York, and register to attend here: https://www.congress.host.
What: The Aftermath of the Myanmar February 2021 Coup, and Continued Challenges
When: 4:30–6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1,
Where: Zoom Meeting
Credit: No CLE credits are available for this colloquium.
Cost: Free and open to the public. Please share this information with your colleagues.
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