UN rights chief urges immediate release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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UN rights chief Volker Turk called for the immediate, unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi after her sentence was reduced in Myanmar on Friday. This call follows a 2021 military coup that detained the democracy icon, leading to ongoing civil war and arbitrary detentions.

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He made the call after the regime reduced the ousted leader’s sentence last Friday.

UN rights chief urges immediate release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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