Open Letter from 268 civil society organizations to the Government of India to end its support for Myanmar junta and review its approach to current situation in Myanmar

In February 2021, the people of Myanmar staged nationwide protests against an attempted coup by the Myanmar military junta. When the junta responded to peaceful protests with widespread brutal crackdowns and rampage shootings, the people were forced into a resistance war to seek an end to a tyranny of brutal military rule and establish a federal democracy to resolve over seven decades of armed conflicts. However, as they are facing losses in many fronts, the junta has intensified its brutal campaign of terror against its own people dragging the country into the worst humanitarian crisis it has seen. Currently, Myanmar has 3.4 million Internally Displaced Persons, 1.2 million refugees in neighboring countries and 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

We understand that the Government of India has to prioritize the interest of its country in dealing with the situation in Myanmar. We also recognize humanitarian actions taken by Mizoram and other governments to help Myanmar refugees. However, we find Indian central government