Senators Call for Sanctions, Military Sales Restrictions Against Myanmar
Twenty-one senators told U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in an Oct. 20 letter they want to work with her on “strong multilateral sanctions” against specific senior Myanmar military officials associated with “gross human rights abuses” and suspend all…
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international military weapons transfers to the nation, presuming Myanmar won’t take steps to curb its violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority. Led by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the senators urged President Donald Trump in the letter to appoint a “Special Representative and Policy Coordinator” to persuade the UN Security Council on the steps they outlined.