Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers have told the BBC’s Burmese Service they plan to appeal after she was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking the terms of her house arrest that condemnation from nations including the UK, France and the US. A key group of Burma’s South East Asian neighbours has issued a rare statement condemning the conviction. In the past the Asean group has been criticised for not taking a tougher stance on Burma’s human rights record. Read more here
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Aung San Suu Kyi to appeal
Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers have told the BBC’s Burmese Service they plan to appeal after she was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking the terms of her house arrest that condemnation from nations including the UK, France and the US. A key group of Burma’s South East Asian neighbours has issued a rare statement […]
12 Aug 09
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