UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews called out the UK government to trash Myanmar's upcoming military junta election as fake, and he wants Britain to push other countries in Asia to do the same. The junta scheduled voting for later this month to create some illusion of political stability while the civil war keeps going, but rights groups say the military keeps locking people up randomly and ramping up sexual violence against anyone who opposes them.
Andrews pointed out that Britain has not hit Myanmar's junta with any new sanctions since October, and the UN Security Council has been pretty useless on the whole situation. A junta air strike just killed at least 34 people at a hospital in the western part of the country, which is supposed to be protected under international law. The military gets weapons and tech from China and Russia, which makes ending the conflict even harder.
Andrews pointed out that Britain has not hit Myanmar's junta with any new sanctions since October, and the UN Security Council has been pretty useless on the whole situation. A junta air strike just killed at least 34 people at a hospital in the western part of the country, which is supposed to be protected under international law. The military gets weapons and tech from China and Russia, which makes ending the conflict even harder.
