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UN demands Myanmar’s military release Aung San Suu Kyi, reinstate govt

The UN’s top rights body demanded Friday that Myanmar’s military restore civilian rule and immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi.

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On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data – The New York Times

Chinese officials told the team that they did not have enough time to compile detailed patient data and only provided summaries. The W.H.O. scientists said they were continuing to press their counterparts in China for the raw data and other information.

The team members considered the trip, which ended this week, as a win mostly because they feel there is enough good will that talks and studies will continue. But they acknowledged there is too little information so far to answer critical questions.

UN rights body adopts watered-down text on Myanmar coup – The Washington Post

The U.N.’s top human rights body passed a consensus resolution Friday urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained after a military coup, while watering down an initial draft text amid pressure led by China and Russia. Source: UN rights body adopts watered-down text on Myanmar coup – The Washington Post