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Convict or fete? The world is splitting on Myanmar’s generals

Two Myanmars appeared on the world stage this month. In Geneva, the United Nations' human rights chief, its Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and the European Union told the Human Rights Council of a country whose civilians are bombed, tortured, conscripted and displaced by their own armed forces.

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Two Myanmars appeared on the world stage this month. In Geneva, the United Nations' human rights chief, its Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and the European Union told the Human Rights Council of a country whose civilians are bombed, tortured, conscripted and displaced by their own armed forces. Meanwhile, in Hanoi, Myanmar's coup maker and […] The post Convict or f...

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Two Myanmars appeared on the world stage this month. In Geneva, the United Nations' human rights chief, its Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, and the European Union told the Human Rights Council of a country whose civilians are bombed, tortured, conscripted and displaced by their own armed forces. Meanwhile, in Hanoi, Myanmar's coup maker and […] The post Convict or f...

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