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UN Calls on Burma Junta to Release Suu Kyi

Rare critical report labels detention illegal under country's laws

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 24, 2009 5:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Burma's continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi violates both international law and the country's own criminal code, according to a UN report obtained by the AP. The pro-democracy leader has been under house arrest for 13 of last 19 years since her party won...   Read full story »

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