Myanmar deserves EU’s embargo and sanction

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On Friday, European Union warned Myanmar that Myanmar can lose trade

privileges over the violation of human rights as international community criticized

over the Bengali speaking Rohingya crisis , which is being grown.

By the time international community criticizes over that crisis, European Union appears

to impose its embargo and sanction on Myanmar. Whether Myanmar should be imposed sanction or not, EU will send its fact-finding mission to Myanmar very soon.

It is the most likely to be that EU will be withdrawing its trade agreement, known as “everything but arms” (EBA). The EBA deal allows Myanmar duty-free and tariff-free access to European Market for all type of products except arms and ammunitions.

In Myanmar, not only Bengali speaking Rohingya but also minority non-Burma such as Rakhine

(Arakan), Chan and Kachin are being persecuted by Myanmar Army and government of ruling

party( National League for Democracy) .

Nowadays, Number of political prisoners is increasing in across the Myanmar’s prisons again.

It is similar to period of military rule (1988-2010). Just only in Arakan (Rakhine State), There are over (20) political prisoners in the jails and police custody. Among them, Dr. Aye Maung( Chairman of Rakhine National Party), author Wai Hun Aung and Mrauk Oo movement youths are well-known.

In region of majority Burma, there are also people who are being arrested by government of

Myanmar. The reason why they are arrested is that they criticize drawbacks of government of Myanmar by speaking and writing on social media. Number of people are unnecessarily arrested and thrown into prisons by Myanmar government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

This is violation of human rights definitely and absolutely therefore Myanmar deserves EU’s

embargo and sanction.