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| − | + | '''Myanmar''' is a country in southeast [[Asia]], also known as Burma (to those who do not recognise its current government as legitimate). | |
| − | + | The capital is Rangoon. | |
| − | + | It is severely censured by groups from [[ASEAN]] <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3085819.stm </ref> and [[Amnesty International]] <ref>http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/mmr-summary-eng</ref> for its appalling [[human rights]] abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to [[genocide]]. | |
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Revision as of 11:59, April 16, 2007
Myanmar is a country in southeast Asia, also known as Burma (to those who do not recognise its current government as legitimate).
The capital is Rangoon.
It is severely censured by groups from ASEAN [1] and Amnesty International [2] for its appalling human rights abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to genocide.