Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 23, 2025 Evening
📌📌 1. Deputy Head of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) Calls for Five Key Actions Including Support for Myanmar’s Democratic and Ethnic Groups
October 23
The Deputy Head of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), Daw Zing Mar Aung, urged the international community to take five key actions, including providing support for Myanmar’s democratic and ethnic groups, during her address at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly under the General Debate themed “Promoting Standards of Humanitarian Law and Supporting Humanitarian Efforts in Times of Crisis.”
She explained to the delegates that Myanmar is facing one of the gravest humanitarian crises of this era—a man-made conflict caused by the brutality of a single individual, not by nature.
Since the military coup of February 2021, she said, the junta has been relentlessly waging war against its own citizens. As a result, more than 6,800 civilians have been killed, over 22,000 people arbitrarily detained, and over five million displaced from their homes.
She further reported that numerous villages have been burned to the ground, and schools, hospitals, and religious buildings have been deliberately targeted in airstrikes.
In addition, Myanmar has suffered natural disasters, such as Cyclone Mocha and the devastating earthquake in March this year, which killed more than 5,300 people. Yet, even during the ceasefire periods, the junta conducted over 600 military operations, showing its utter disregard for humanitarian norms.
Under these circumstances, Daw Zing Mar Aung warned that any elections conducted by the military would only serve to legitimize military rule, further worsening the conflict.
She therefore appealed to the IPU to:
- Officially continue recognizing the CRPH and elected representatives of the Myanmar Parliament, not the junta;
- Demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and detained MPs;
- Ensure unrestricted humanitarian access across all territories in Myanmar;
- Impose comprehensive sanctions, including an arms embargo and jet fuel ban, against the junta; and
- Support Myanmar’s democratic and ethnic organizations in finding practical and peaceful solutions to end the ongoing conflict.
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📌📌 2. Myanmar’s Ambassador to the UN Urges the International Community to Strongly Support Democracy and Human Rights Forces Fighting Dictatorship
October 23
Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, urged the international community to firmly support democratic and human rights forces that are working to eradicate dictatorship in Myanmar.
He made the remarks during an interactive dialogue of the UN Committee on Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Issues (Third Committee) under the theme “Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.”
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun pointed out that the Special Rapporteur’s report—highlighting how threats to democracy, economic insecurity, and dignity-related concerns have fueled the rise of far-right extremism and democratic backsliding—accurately reflects the reality faced by the people of Myanmar.
He explained that since the unlawful military coup in February 2021, the junta’s brutal atrocities against civilians and collapse of the rule of law have plunged Myanmar into severe humanitarian and human rights crises. The widespread suffering of Myanmar’s people, he said, is heartbreaking to anyone who witnesses it.
Due to the junta’s violent conduct, more than 3.6 million people have been displaced, and around 22 million are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
He further warned that as a result of widespread hunger and extreme poverty caused by the junta’s actions, Myanmar’s people—especially women, girls, and youths—face increasing risks of human trafficking and exploitation in online scams, drug trafficking, and cross-border criminal networks.
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun reaffirmed that the National Unity Government (NUG) and its allied revolutionary forces are working resolutely to overcome these dire conditions and to ensure unity among Myanmar’s diverse ethnic regions, without division or discrimination.
He therefore called on the international community to:
- Work collectively to end the military dictatorship,
- Ensure accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the junta, and
- Jointly reject the junta’s sham elections, which aim only to prolong its illegitimate rule.
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📌📌 3. Myanmar’s Situation Demonstrates the Urgent Need and Importance of Universal Jurisdiction in International Justice
October 23
Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, stated that the current situation in Myanmar demonstrates the vital importance and necessity of the principle of universal jurisdiction in international justice.
He explained that universal jurisdiction remains an essential mechanism for ensuring accountability for heinous crimes in situations where domestic judicial systems are either unwilling or unable to effectively deliver justice.
Since the principle allows the exercise of judicial authority beyond national borders, it reinforces the collective responsibility of the international community to uphold justice and prevent impunity.
If applied genuinely and in accordance with international law, this principle can strengthen the global rule of law and enable nations to cooperate in prosecuting grave crimes that threaten humanity as a whole.
Referring to the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) report, he noted that the military junta continues to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity across the country.
According to a report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Myanmar’s people have lost faith in the judicial system, and for the vast majority, the police and courts are no longer seen as protectors of justice or safety.
Under the junta’s control, Myanmar’s domestic judicial institutions have neither the will nor the capacity to deliver justice. Therefore, he stressed, the international community has a moral and legal duty to help save the lives and futures of the Myanmar people.
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun concluded that justice, truth, and reparations are indispensable foundations for genuine peace and national reconciliation, urging the global community to act together to end impunity and ensure accountability for perpetrators of atrocity crimes in Myanmar.
This report was submitted by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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