Fourteen Europe-based rights groups have urged the European Union to close a sanctions loophole that allows European companies to keep working in Myanmar’s gas sector, reports Mizzima.
The groups include Burma Campaign UK, Fortify Rights and the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK). The joint statement said it was deeply alarming that the military could gain easier access to jet fuel while its airstrikes continue to hit civilians, schools, hospitals and religious buildings.
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