Kohima, March 2 (MExN): The Global Naga Forum on Tuesday voiced support for the people in Myanmar and appealed to world leaders to take urgent action to restore democracy and stop the atrocities meted out by military junta against the innocent civilians.
In its statement, the GNF stated that its members in different parts of the world have been closely following the events in Myanmar with two ‘contrary emotions’.
While it has been painful and deeply frustrating to see the military junta’s nullification and hijacking of the democratic process of the recent national election, imprisoning political and public leaders, and now the police and security forces suppressing and using lethal force against the public, on the other hand, it is inspiring for us to follow the peaceful and well-organized mass resistance the people have mounted against the military regime, the GNF said.
We find hope in Myanmar people coming together in such large numbers across the country for a common cause, it added.
As an international forum of Naga people from all walks of life who believe in democracy, the GNF stated that it stands in “full solidarity with fellow Nagas in Myanmar in their critical struggle for democratic, civil, and human rights.”
The GNF also expressed hope that the UN Security Council would act to investigate and prosecute crimes being committed against the people.
