Description:
"...The prime minister and foreign secretary must acknowledge that their support for Burma has not secured basic human rights and a safe home for the Rohingya; it has not ended the impunity for sexual violence or the fear and suffering this fuels; it has not led to the release of all political prisoners; and it has not delivered the constitutional reforms that could allow genuinely free and fair elections in which Aung San Suu Kyi is permitted to stand.
Calls have rightly been made for the UN secretary general to co-ordinate an international response to the crisis, but the UK government should think about its own relationship with Burma and wield its significant and growing influence to help renew Burma?s progress towards peace and democracy and ensure the Rohingya have their human rights fully respected."
Source/publisher:
"Huffington Post"
Date of Publication:
2015-07-10
Date of entry:
2015-07-13
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English