UN Expert Criticizes US Rollback of Myanmar Sanctions as ‘Unconscionable’

UN expert criticizes US rollback of Myanmar sanctions as ‘unconscionable’

A UN expert called out the US government on Wednesday for its rollback of sanctions against entities supplying weapons and other support to the Myanmar military, the junta, finding the act “unconscionable.” Special Rapporteur for Myanmar, Tom Andrews, explained in his statement that the military equipment delisted by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has been facilitating the junta’s arms trade, such as …

US lifting sanctions on Myanmar junta allies 'unconscionable' UN expert

Washington’s decision to delist junta-linked firms draws sharp rebuke from UN rapporteur: “A step backward for human rights”