The Financial Times reports on the message to the European Union from human rights campaigners, including Burma Campaign UK, that cutting off trade preferences for Burma would do little if nothing to sanction military leaders, while further inflaming societal tensions.
“If broad-based sanctions harmed average citizens, which is likely, then domestic anti-Rohingya sentiment would escalate,” said Matthew Smith of Fortify Rights, and Mark Farmaner, of Burma Campaign UK, called the EU’s potential review of trade preferences for Burma “crazy”.
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