Voice of America: UN Envoy Evaluates Burma Rights Following Ethnic, Religious Violence

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UN Envoy Evaluates Burma Rights Following Ethnic, Religious Violence Aug 24th 2013, 23:04, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Tomás Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur for human rights visited Burma last week on a 10-day mission to areas hit by waves of ethnic and sectarian violence over the past year. In Meikhtila, where thousands of mostly Muslim people were displaced by fighting in March, Quintana said his vehicle was overrun by a mob of some 200 people who kicked and shouted abuse. The comments drew international attention, and a rejection from the Burmese government which insisted he was well ... Media files: EF77D923-B80A-4CC3-8CBE-F89567044BB6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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