Myanmar blocks UN rights investigator weeks before visit

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"The UN independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar is calling for stronger international pressure to be exerted on Myanmar?s military commanders after she was barred from visiting the country for the rest of her tenure. Yanghee Lee said she had been due to visit in January to assess human rights across Myanmar — including alleged abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. But Myanmar told her she was no longer welcome. "From what I see right now, I?m not sure if they are feeling pressured. I?m not sure if there is the right kind of pressure placed on the military commanders and the generals," she later told Reuters by phone from Seoul. Myanmar security forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya: UN Destruction of Rohingya villages continues: Human Rights Watch She said it was alarming that Myanmar was strongly supported by China, which has a veto at the UN?s top table in New York. Other countries, including the United States, and human groups were advocating targeted sanctions on the military, she said..."

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CBC News

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2017-12-20

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2017-12-20

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