Companies from at least 13 countries, including EU and US, have been 'enabling' Myanmar's junta build up its capacity to produce weapons that are being used to commit atrocities on civilians, says a group of experts
Myanmar has no private arms makers, so any such companies are run by the Ministry of Defence and Directorate of Defence Industries, a report said.
Thousands of civilians, including women and children, suspected to be against the junta, have been killed in the tiny Asian country since the military takeover. Companies in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East are supporting the military supply chain, the report says, urging those businesses to ensure they are not facilitating human rights abuses.
A report last year by the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlined some of those links, naming companies in Russia, China, Ukraine, Israel, Singapore and the Philippines.Driving factors: Embargo, sanction risks Myanmar's arms-making capacity includes a wide variety of items from assault rifles and machine guns to mortars, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, missiles and missile launchers and artillery and air defence systems, it said.
The exact number of such factories is unclear, but analysis of satellite images and other information has identified dozens of such facilities.
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