FORMER PARIAH MYANMAR TAKES ASEAN CHAIR

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Phil Robertson shared a link Former pariah Myanmar takes ASEAN chair: ""Sadly, respect for human rights has never been an important qualification for being ASEAN chair," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at New York-based Human Rights Watch. "Myanmar's human rights record is still highly problematic but this is nothing that ASEAN ever had a problem with," he told AFP. "No one should forget that with a few exceptions, #ASEAN continues to be a grouping of frequently dictatorial rights abusing states." #Burma #Myanmar"

Former pariah Myanmar takes ASEAN chair www.google.com Bandar Seri Begawan — Myanmar won a new diplomatic prize Thursday for its dramatic political reforms, taking the helm of Southeast Asia's regional bloc despite warnings from some critics that the move was premature.

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