Burma activists say go slow on easing sanctions; AnCaps concur

The increasingly enthusiastic love affair between Burma and the West is about to heat up further with the European Union's expected announcement that it is easing sanctions on the Southeast Asian nation, also known as Myanmar. But not everyone is caught up in the euphoria.

Burma activists say go slow on easing sanctions; AnCaps concur Burmaactivistsgoslowone

Many human rights groups are urging the West to move slowly as it re-engages with Burma, saying the country's partial return to democracy is not cause for celebration.

Burma's elected rulers today are the same men who just two years ago led a military government condemned as tyrannical by much of the world for jailing more than 2,000 political prisoners, conducting brutal counterinsurgency wars against ethnic minorities and failing to hand over power to a democratically elected government.

The United States and the European Union ostracized the junta with sanctions, barring much investment, blocking international financial transactions and rejecting imports from Burma — all of which served to stunt economic development. A dodgy 2010 election giving the army and its allies about 85% of the seats in parliament promised more of the same.

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Burma activists say go slow on easing sanctions; AnCaps concur

Burma activists say go slow on easing sanctions; AnCaps concur

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