NAY PYI TAW, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's House of Representatives has passed a proposal to punish some human right commission members, who failed to protect victims of human rights violation, according to parliament sources Tuesday.
The Myanmar National Human Right Commission (MNHRC) was blamed for not taking serious action over the recent case of two girl house maids who were tortured by their employers.
The resolution was approved with 374-1 votes in favor Monday.
In 17 lawmakers' debate in the House's session, some members of the MNHRC were criticized as handling the ruthless case in a very unjust manner and turned a blind eye to human rights.
The commission's mediation between the abusers and the victims to settle the case for five million kyats (over 4,000 U.S. dollars) instead of bringing the case to the court tarnished the country's image.
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