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Does the World Have a Responsibility to Protect Myanmar?
Democracy activists are invoking a controversial international norm to demand outside intervention. May 24, 20215:50 AM
A protester makes the three-finger salute as other make noise by hitting metal objects and singing revolutionary songs during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon’s Ahlone township on April 3, 2021.
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As pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar continue in the wake of the February 1 coup, many protesters within the country are taking to the streets and directly calling for the implementation of Responsibility to Protect, a United Nations norm that they believe could shield them from the violence of the military.