U.N. panel condemns Myanmar election, rights abuses

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. General Assembly committee on Thursday condemned Myanmar’s recent election that pro-democracy parties said was rigged to preserve authoritarian rule in the Southeast Asian country. Election officials work at a vote counting centre in Yangon November 7, 2010. A U.N. General Assembly committee on Thursday condemned Myanmar’s recent election that pro-democracy parties said was rigged to preserve authoritarian rule in the Southeast Asian country. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files) Myanmar’s biggest military-backed party earlier this month won the first…

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U.N. panel condemns Myanmar election, rights abuses

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