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The U.N. General Assembly accused Myanmar's military government of condoning rape, torture, mass arrests, forced labor and summary executions, among other abuses, to suppress dissent. In a resolution adopted without a vote, the 189-member body praised the south-eastern Asian nation, formerly known as Burma, only for allowing the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit detainees earlier this year.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 27/02/2000)
