Myanmar: Rights expert welcomes fresh sanctions against junta, urges other nations ‘step up’
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The announcement this week of new coordinated sanctions against Myanmar s military rulers by a handful of Western governments has been welcomed by the UN independent expert monitoring the human rights situation in the country.
UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews on Thursday urged all countries to follow the path taken by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Ramp up sanctions It is imperative that the international community ramp up the size and scope of sanctions as the junta ramps up its repression of the people of Myanmar , he said.
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