DEMISE OF MYANMAR'S NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRO- DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT
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On February 1, Myanmar's military, known as The Tatmadaw, attempted a coup d'état. Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and senior leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy were taken into custody (NLD). This was done under the pretence of fraud in the general election last year, which the NLD won by a landslide, as well as the export and import law and the natural disaster management statute. Afterward, two additional fees were added. Since then, a considerable number of demonstrators have been injured or killed, and martial law has been implemented in several regions of the country. Since the coup on 1 February, at least 150 people have perished and approximately 2,200 have been imprisoned. Numerous nations, including the EU, the United States, and Australia, have spoken out against these measures. Vice President of the United States Joe Biden described the coup as a "direct assault on the country's move toward democracy and the rule of law." In light of this, the paper contends that democracy should be recognised as a fundamental human right. This essay examines the situation in Myanmar through the perspective of international law in order to provide a lucid and credible narrative. The section then discusses how the right to democracy has been utilised in various nations.
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