[7] U.N.G.A. They are the two Burmese laborers Guo Zuolin and Guo Wen Zuotun who were sentenced to death in Thailand for suspected turtle island murder. 16-17, U.N. Doc. 302, No. 28, 2001 (discussing terrorism, oppression of the Rohingya group and a policy of disenfranchisement and displacement; also discussing forced labor relevant to that group and to civilians in general); VOANews.com, Burmese Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Tuesday Blasts, http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Burmese-Rebel-Group-Denies-Responsibility-for-Tuesday-Blasts-82945762.html, Jan. 28, 2010; AsiaNews.it, Leader of Burma’s Biggest Rebel Group Killed, http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Leader-of-Burma%E2%80%99s-biggest-rebel-group-killed-11527.html, Feb. 15, 2008 (note the displacement of Karen peoples and destruction of Karen villages); BBC News, Burmese Rebel Leader is Shot Dead, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7244684.stm, Feb. 14, 2008 (note discussion of the assassination as potentially political and by the junta); Burma News Intl., Karen Rebel Army Forced to Retreat, http://www.bnionline.net/news/mizzima/6524-karen-rebel-army-forced-to-retreat.html, Jun. A/63/430/Add.2, Dec. 4, 2008. [15] U.N.G.A., Human Rights Council, Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. Our research also suggests that the situation of the junta and the insurgency in Myanmar is ambiguous. SUBSCRIBE THAILAND 16- 17, U.N. Doc. [16] Note—now effective. 302, No. A/73/589/Add.2, Dec. 4, 2018. Yes. We did not find reports on women held under sentence of death. [8] In 2017, at least two death sentences were reported and no executions were held. Most of the prisoners on death row were convicted of crimes such as murder, rape and obstruction of justice by destroying evidence, the report stated. The Interpreter features in-depth analysis & Lowy Institute, © Copyright 2021 11, 2010. [2] U.S. Dept. [13] U.N.G.A., 69th Session, 73rd Plenary Meeting, pp. His death and the court case against some of his killers is a reminder of the death penalty paradox in Myanmar. of State, 2009 Human Rights Report: Burma, Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135987.htm, Mar. 19, 2010; U.N.G.A. Exact data on the number of persons on death row in Myanmar is unavailable. A/67/841, Apr. 19, 24, 25, 27, 33, U.N. Doc. An ethnic Shan armed group that unofficially controls a swathe of Shan State in northeastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. A/62/PV.76, Dec. 18, 2007. 11, 2010. [15] Giada Girelli, The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2018, p. 35, Harm Reduction Intl., https://www.hri.global/files/2019/02/22/HRI_DeathPenaltyReport_2019.pdf, Feb. 2019. [7] Myanmar Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law, arts. The state has used the death penalty against political opponents, including democratic actors, members of ethnic armed groups or insurgencies, and students. (According to our research, over the recent past treason is the crime for which death sentences are usually pronounced in Myanmar. YANGON: A minority ethnic group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of … Stay informed with the latest commentary and analysis on [8] U.S. Dept. [6] Myanmar Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law, arts. Burma has a long history of capital punishment, tracing its roots back to the monarchy period. 3-4, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/14/NGO/40, May 17, 2010. In 2015, at least 17 death sentences were imposed. 11, 2010. [10] Myanmar Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law, arts. [6] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2015, p. 7, ACT 50/3487/2016, Apr. There have also been attempts to expand the range of offences that may attract the death penalty, such as for child rape, although proposals have so far failed. [21] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2011, ACT 50/001/2012, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2012/en, Mar. “I support the death penalty for child rape. [16] Amnesty International, Death sentences and executions in 2016, ACT 50/5740/2017, Apr. 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. Ko Ni’s assassination two years ago, on 29 January 2017, was a horrendous shock and has had a chilling effect on efforts for constitutional reform. Amnesty International observes that pre-trial detention is marked by torture and denial of access to attorneys; individuals may be charged and tried on the same day for a serious offense, denying counsel adequate time to prepare a defense; that trials are often perfunctory; that courts make use of evidence obtained by torture; that trials are conducted in secret; and that courts are not independent. But we are unaware of any clearly official de jure moratorium on executions. [9] In April 2018, President Win Myint commuted the sentences of at least two people on death row. On Nov 18 of 2016 a 38-year-old Nigerian man by the name of Chijoke Stephen Obioha was hung. In this May 7, 2019, file photo, U.S. national John Fredric Todoroki leaves a local court after being arrested on allegations of operating a marijuana plantation in Ngazun Township, Mandalay region, central Myanmar. [11] U.N.G.A., 71st Session, Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, paras. [3] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2018, p. 19, ACT 50/9870/2019, Apr. [13] However, Myanmar has opposed United Nations resolutions for a global moratorium on the death penalty. [19] We checked the Burma Penal Code of 1860/61 and the Burma Code of Criminal Procedure of 1898, as amended. 204, 2008. [11] The reports of other non-governmental organizations confirm this situation, especially with regard to the absence of protections that could be afforded by an independent judiciary if one existed in Myanmar and pervasive abuses such as torture by security forces. 30, 2010. 396, No. [9] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2017, p. 18, ACT 50/7955/2018, Apr. [8], Reportedly, attorneys of defendants facing common criminal charges (such as for murder) are given an opportunity to prepare a defense and access government evidence; the relevance of quality legal representation in political cases is usually limited to sentencing, as guilt is pre-determined. [24] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2008, ACT 50/003/2009, Mar. Amnesty Intl., Myanmar—The Administration of Justice: Grave and Abiding Concerns, p. 20-25, ASA 16/001/2004, Mar. 1 of 1993. [3] Myanmar Principles Laid Down to Serve as Bases in Prescribing State Fundamental Principles, National Convention, art. [26] Burma Penal Code, art. Finally, in February the court found the accused guilty. A/62/439/Add.2, Dec. 5, 2007. The Department, unlike the Encyclopedia, does not recognize Myanmar’s U.N.-recognized name. A/69/PV.73, Dec. 18, 2014. A member of the armed group, the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), said Wednesday the death penalty was the only option for the 30-year-old, who assaulted the girl before throwing her body off a cliff. Appellate review by the Supreme Court is automatic. 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. Despite being a majority Buddhist country, Myanmar’s legal system endorses the death penalty for certain offences. [14] U.N.G.A., 69th Session, Note Verbale dated 28 July 2015, U.N. Doc. [11] Nevertheless, the current junta has committed to a policy of non-execution of death sentences and has not executed anyone since taking power in 1988. 302, No. 18, 2018. 73rd session, 55th plenary meeting, p. 32, U.N. Doc. 5 of 2000. Myanmar is a de facto abolitionist country; there has not been an execution since 1988. human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, paras. Shan State is … to the ICCPR, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, 1642 U.N.T.S. A/67/457/Add.2, Dec. 8, 2012. It is worth noting, however, that the junta in Myanmar carries out a policy of ethnic oppression; ethnic Rohingyas, Shan, Karen, Karenni and other groups that have historically sought a higher level of autonomy from the Myanmar majority are persecuted. Yes. According to a 2004 report by Amnesty International, at least some death-sentenced prisoners are held in Insein Prison. [21], Drug Trafficking Not Resulting in Death.Drug trafficking, import or export, facilitation of same, or production of drugs carries the mandatory death penalty if the offender is a recidivist, part of a criminal organization, uses arms or explosives, uses children under the age of 16 or uses the influence of a public servant in carrying out the offense. The court case took two long years. After the 1962 military coup, a lot of opposition members were sentenced to death and hanged, including members of ethnic insurgent groups. [9], Mainly, death sentences over the past decade have been pronounced for political crimes, many of which have been non-violent or even non-criminal exercises of free speech. 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. 15, 2008. Although the death penalty has reportedly not been applied since the 1980s, [17] the statutory language for certain offenses mandates the death penalty, [18] and we did not find any universal provisions that permit courts to exercise discretion in such cases. It's unlikely the men will actually be executed as it's believed Myanmar has not enforced the death penalty for more than 30 years. 54, No. [8] U.N.G.A. 1 of 1993. [23] U.N.G.A., 63rd Session, Note Verbale dated 10 February 2009, U.N. Doc. [20] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2012, ACT 50/001/2012, Apr. In bars and on the street you overhear snatches of conversation about ‘the list’ that’s been circulated by the Trump transition team, which presumably itemises a fair few of the 3000 jobs up for grabs. [15] A/69/488/Add.2, Dec. 8, 2014. [12] Amnesty Intl., Myanmar—The Administration of Justice: Grave and Abiding Concerns, p. 20, ASA 16/001/2004, Mar. Comments.We did not find a national law specifically prohibiting the execution of offenders for crimes committed while below the age of 18. 1, 1898. [28] Myanmar is party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has withdrawn its reservations. Reportedly, no one has been executed since the 1980s. 0 Number of Executions in . 22-23, No. 194, No. Leaders of a minority ethnic group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. consultative status, p. 2-3, U.N. Doc. Police who raided the III M Nutraceutical Co. plantation said they found about 349,300 marijuana plants, 5,200 seedlings, 380 kilograms (838 pounds) of marijuana seeds, 1,804 grams (64 ounces) of marijuana oil, and chemicals and laboratory equipment YANGON, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday formally charged an American man and two local co-workers […] He was among the most vocal of advocates for constitutional change in Myanmar. 31, 2004; Amnesty Intl., Death Penalty: Countries Abolitionist in Practice, http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/countries-abolitionist-in-practice, last accessed Oct. 11, 2010; ECPM, La peine de mort dans le monde—La peine de mort : Myanmar (Birmanie), http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=MMR, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. [7] Drug trafficking is punishable by death; [8] the penalty could be mandatory under some circumstances. The discussions also noted that although the death penalty is imposed in Myanmar according to law, no execution has been carried out since 1988. 10, 2019. Every year, Amnesty International evaluates the human rights situation in countries around the world. The website of the Burma Lawyers’ Council was a useful starting point in researching the state and development of the law in Myanmar, a subject that is somewhat unclear: http://www.blc-burma.org/. [11] In addition to the state-sanctioned legal system, there is evidence that the death penalty has recently been issued or carried out in non-state trials. of Homeland Security, Myanmar: Information on the Situation of the Rohingyas, http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,USCIS,,MMR,,3deccd7a4,0.html, Mar. [9] Amnesty Intl., Death Penalty: Countries Abolitionist in Practice, http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/countries-abolitionist-in-practice, last accessed Oct. 11, 2010; ECPM, La peine de mort dans le monde—La peine de mort : Myanmar (Birmanie), http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=MMR, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. [3] U.N.G.A., Human Rights Council, Progress report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of The Judiciary Law of 2000 renames courts but does not clearly specify which courts have original jurisdiction in capital cases or set forth the appellate process for a capital case. [1] Burma Penal Code, art. 28, 2010; Encyclopedia of the Nations, Myanmar, http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Myanmar.html, last accessed Sep. 13, 2010. 10, Sep. 10, 2007. At least nine, but very likely significantly more. 31, 2015. [15] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions 2017, p. 18, ACT 50/7955/2018, Apr. Two men have been sentenced to death in Myanmar for the murder of a Muslim lawyer, Ko Ni, in broad daylight at Yangon International Airport in January 2017. His death was taken as another warning about the position of the Office of the State Counsellor held by Aung San Suu Kyi, an innovation he helped to create. A/HRC/15/NGO/15, Aug. 22, 2010; U.N.G.A., Human Rights Council, Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status and the Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special [5] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2014, ACT 50/001/2015, Mar. [11] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2018, p. 19, ACT 50/9870/2019, Apr. 11, Sep. 16, 1993; Myanmar Fundamental Principles and Detailed Basic Principles, National Convention, art. [16] U.N.G.A., 67th Session, 60th Plenary Meeting, pp. [8] Myanmar Anti Human Trafficking Law, art. [10] Amnesty Intl., Myanmar—The Administration of Justice: Grave and Abiding Concerns, p. 20, ASA 16/001/2004, Mar. Is this indicative of a wider trend? 9, 2013. [23] Myanmar Judiciary Law, art. 11, 2017. Amnesty International reported that in 2009 a child soldier was sentenced to death for the murder of another child soldier in Myanmar. 5, Ch. [1], The U.S. Department of State reports that prison conditions in Myanmar are harsh and life threatening, with limited access to basic needs and medical care. Shan State is home to several armed ethnic groups who are allowed unofficial autonomy in an uneasy agreement with Myanmar’s military. [5] Myanmar Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law, art. [4] Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, p. 8, ACT 50/001/2010, Mar. For example, in 1948, a well-known independence figure and member of the Communist Party of Burma Major Chin Kaung was sentenced to death. [21]. YANGON, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday formally charged an American man and two local co-workers with violating drug laws concerning … We did not find reports on the nationalities of foreigners held on death row. CRC/C/15/Add.237, Jun. 31, 2004; Burma Penal Code, arts. [16] Amnesty Intl., Myanmar—The Administration of Justice: Grave and Abiding Concerns, p. 20-25, ASA 16/001/2004, Mar. [10] U.N.G.A., 71st Session, Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, paras. [2] U.N., World Macro Regions and Components, U.N. Doc. Resolution 64/238 on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, generally, U.N. Doc. Reprieve 30, 2010. The state has used the death penalty against political opponents, including democratic actors, members of ethnic armed groups or insurgencies, and students. 171, Dec. 16, 1966, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-4&chapter=4&lang=en, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. [12] U.N.G.A., 69th Session, Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, paras. 11, 2010. [27] Burma Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. 12, 2018. Celebrities who have given up social media. 132, No. Our research suggests that over the past decade death sentences have mainly been pronounced for political offenses, a significant fraction of which have been non-violent. [2], Other Offenses Resulting in Death.Perjury resulting in execution of an innocent defendant is punishable by death. [7] U.S. Dept. [26] Amnesty Intl., Death Penalty: Countries Abolitionist in Practice, http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/countries-abolitionist-in-practice, last accessed Oct. 11, 2010; ECPM, La peine de mort dans le monde—La peine de mort : Myanmar (Birmanie), http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=MMR, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. The hierarchy of courts is: (1) Supreme Court; (2) State or Divisional Court; (3) District Court; (4) Township Court. 10, Sep. 10, 2007. 28, 2010. Shan State is home to several armed ethnic groups who are allowed unofficial autonomy in an uneasy agreement with Myanmar military. He … Encyclopedia of the Nations, Myanmar, http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Myanmar.html, last accessed Sep. 13, 2010. A/62/658, Feb. 2, 2008. of State, 2009 Human Rights Report: Burma, Denial of Fair Public Trial, http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135987.htm, Mar. Both the illegal junta and insurgent forces are reported to fund operations through the drug trade, both are reported to use forced civilian labor and child soldiers; the junta engages in oppression and state terrorism against its population, while insurgent forces reportedly engage in terrorist attacks that kill innocent civilians. If you have a disability and are having trouble accessing information on this website or need materials in an alternate format, 171, Dec. 16, 1966, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-5&chapter=4&lang=en, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. A/HRC/13/48, Mar. [20] In the 2008 Constitution, this power is retained by the President, who may grant a pardon or, in accordance with the recommendations of the National Defense and Security Council, grant an amnesty. United Kingdom 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. 29, 2015. [9] Myanmar, Asia (South-eastern Asia) 9 Number of Individuals Currently Under Sentence of Death . 15, 1991, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-11&chapter=4&lang=en, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010. To see the difference between the statutory crime of high treason and the facts on which defendants have been convicted, compare Amnesty’s Myanmar—The Administration of justice…, p. 20-25, to the Burma Penal Code, arts. A/HRC/14/NGO/40, May 17, 2010; Amnesty Intl., Myanmar—The Administration of Justice: Grave and Abiding Concerns, p. 17-25, ASA 16/001/2004, Mar. According to a 2017 report by the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, 709 prisoners in 26 prisons across the country have had death sentences commuted to life imprisonment. 26, 2010 (note the concerns expressed related to state terror against ethnic minorities and the nonexistence of an impartial judiciary); U.N.G.A., Human Rights Council, Progress report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, generally, p. 13-17, U.N. Doc. [13] Burma Penal Code, art. [12] Burma Penal Code, art. Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, generally, U.N. Doc. A/65/456/Add.2, Dec. 8, 2010. It is possible that some information could be available through organizations such as the Burma Lawyers’ Council. [3]. 30, 2010. Accordingly Myanmar is considered to be on the list of abolitionist in practice. [31]. Lowy Institute. [5] ) In 1976, army captain Ohn Kyaw Myaint was sentenced to death for allegedly attempting to assassinate General Ne Win, the ruler at the time. [3] In January 2014, President Thein Sein commuted all of the country’s death sentences to life imprisonment. to the ICCPR, 999 U.N.T.S. 1 of 1993. [17] U.N.G.A., 67th Session, Note Verbale dated 16 April 2013, U.N. Doc. 31, 2004 (discussing torture and discriminatory application of the death penalty); ECPM, La peine de mort dans le monde—La peine de mort : Myanmar (Birmanie), http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=MMR, last accessed Oct. 12, 2010 (noting death sentences against members of ethnic minorities for treason); BBC News, Nine Killed in Burma Crackdown, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7016608.stm, Sep. 27, 2010 (in which Myanmar junta forces raid monasteries and murder protesters to break up a lengthy protest); Burma Code of Criminal Procedure, art. Death penalty possible in Myanmar cannabis farm case. [19] U.N.G.A., 65th Session, 71st Plenary Meeting, pp. 5 of 2005. of State, Background Note: Burma, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm, Jul. [14]. 31, 2004. 20, No. 29, No. [21] Burma Penal Code, art. 45 of 1860, May 1, 1861. [6] Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, 2008. [17] DPW Executions and Death Sentences Monitor. 20, 22, No. Mentally Ill.Nothing is an offense when done by a person who because of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing the nature of the act or its wrongness or criminality at the time it is done. [24] Amnesty Intl., Death Penalty: Countries Abolitionist in Practice, http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty/countries-abolitionist-in-practice, last accessed Oct. 11, 2010. A/73/1004, Sep. 16, 2019. [12] DPW Executions and Death Sentences Monitor. [4] Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, arts. 54-71 U.N. Doc. 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