UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta

YANGON (Reuters): The UN human rights expert for Myanmar has called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country's military rulers to include their main revenue source, the state oil and gas enterprise.

U.N. Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, a former member of the U.S. Congress, also said it was vital for Washington to at least maintain levels of humanitarian support for victims of the junta inside and outside Myanmar.