Activists urge UN council to refer Myanmar to court


Human rights activists urged the UN Security Council to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and urged neighbouring South-East Asian countries to support the opposition pro-democracy movement.

The leaders of two women’s rights organisations spoke to reporters ahead of a closed council meeting on Myanmar.

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