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Myanmar democratic push at a 'standstill' with military-led abuses

A U.N. panel identified six Myanmar military leaders it said should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

Rohingya refugees at a Myanmar camp accessible only by sea
Rohingya refugees at a Myanmar camp accessible only by sea (AN/Mathias Eick)

GENEVA (AN) — U.N. human rights investigators urged international justice for Myanmar's military-led "crimes that shock the human conscience," pointing to them as evidence that the democratic transition promised by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has all but ground to a halt.

Former Indonesian attorney general Marzuki Darusman, who heads a United Nations panel assigned to investigate the human rights situation in Myanmar, expressed horror and sadness at the findings contained in his panel's 440-page report.

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