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Slap sanctions on Myanmar: UN rights envoy
Why is it in news?
- The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar urged the UN Security Council to consider imposing punitive sanctions in response to a military coup.
Details:
- The human rights investigator also asked for arms embargoes and travel bans.
- The United States, which imposed its own sanctions on Thursday, urged other UN member states to follow suit.
- However, China and Russia, which have close ties to Myanmar’s military, said they opposed holding the session.
Background:
- The Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders.
- The military declared a one-year state of emergency.
- The military takeover follows weeks of tensions between the armed forces and the government following parliamentary elections lost by the army-backed opposition.