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@MayWongCNA
Apr 30, 2020 • 3 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
#UN Special Rapporteur to #Myanmar @YangheeLeeSKKU assumed this role in 2014, visited the nation several times to understand #HumanRights situation there speaking up for various #ethnic groups until she was banned from 2017 as nation accused her of being biased in her assessment
#UN Special Rapporteur to #Myanmar @YangheeLeeSKKU had fought tirelessly to raise serious #HumanRights issues/violations in the country especially on the plight of #Rohingyas. She had said she'll not shy away from "calling a spade a spade" though she knew Myanmar wouldn't like it
The new #UN Special Rapporteur to #Myanmar to replace @YangheeLeeSKKU hasn't been identified yet but the successor has big shoes to fill. He/she will also need to convince Myanmar to allow visits within country & to cooperate, communicate again with the Special Rapporteur

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THREAD: 1 of #Myanmar's most powerful #ethnic army #Kachin Independence Army #KIA/political wing #KIO has refuted #Myanmar #military's claim that their air strikes were aimed at a KIA base camp. KIA said the attacked site was a marketplace with civilians. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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#Myanmar #military air strikes on #Hpakant northern #Kachin said to have killed/injured over 50 people. Victims were in an #ethnic armed group #KIO #Kachin Independence Organization music celebration. Its army #KIA has clashed with #military for 70 years #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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