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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11862

15 September 2017
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Burma/myanmar
European Parliament hints it could withdraw Sakharov Prize from Aung San Suu Kyi
Brussels, 14/09/2017 (Agence Europe)

Condemning the situation in Rakhine State, Burma/Myanmar, the European Parliament hinted on Thursday 14 September that it could withdraw the Sakharov Prize from its 1990 winner Aung San Suu Kyi if she did not do more to defend the rights of the Rohingya minority.

"The prize is awarded to those who, among other criteria, defend human rights, protect minority rights and respect international law", the Parliament states in a joint resolution from the Greens/EFA, S&D, GUE, ECR, ALDE and EPP...

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