12-02-2021 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk

UN human rights agency adopts watered-down text over Myanmar coup

The UN’s top human rights body has passed a consensus resolution urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained after a military coup, while watering down an initial draft text amid pressure led by China and Russia.
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