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Atrocities in Myanmar should be brought before ICC – UN rights expert

Atrocities in Myanmar should be brought before ICC – UN rights expert

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The international community must not tolerate any more atrocities in Myanmar, and the Government should be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to answer for serious rights violations, the UN expert tasked with monitoring human rights in the country, Yanghee Lee, has told UN News.

In an interview on the occasion of her annual briefing to the Security Council, Ms. Lee told UN News’ Li Zhang that the democratic space in the country is shrinking.

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Li Zhang, UN News Chinese
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UNHCR/Roger Arnold