U.S. President Barack Obama should renew sanctions authority on Myanmar for at least another year due to ongoing egregious human rights violations against ethnic minorities in the country, said Fortify Rights and United to End Genocide in a new report published on 9 May.
The president has until May 20 to renew the sanctions authority and is facing pressure from a business-led coalition of lobbyists to let it expire, the group said in a press release.
“While some clamber for normalized U.S. relations with Burma, international crimes against minorities persist and the unreformed military maintains significant political power,” said former U.S. Congressman Tom Andrews, President of United to End Genocide. “President Obama has until May 20 to stand up against those responsible for atrocity crimes and support the many genuine reformers in the country.” (Courtesy of Mizzima)
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