UN expert condemns US rollback of sanctions on Myanmar regime allies | Human Rights News

The decision came after the country’s military chief sent a letter to Trump praising his ‘strong leadership’.

The United Nations’s top expert on Myanmar has sharply criticised the United States for lifting sanctions on allies of the country’s governing military regime, warning the move is a “major step backward”.

Tom Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, on Wednesday called the decision “shocking”. The US quietly removed sanctions on five individuals…