Geneva, Nov 10, 2025 (AFP) - Holding Myanmar elections next month 'unfathomable': UN rights chief

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2025-11-10

With Myanmar in disarray, under heavy bombardment and rights abuses rampant, there is no way it can hold free and fair elections next month, the UN rights chief said Monday. Myanmar's military seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking a civil war, but is trumpeting elections as an opportunity for reconciliation. The ruling junta has touted polls scheduled to start on December 28 as a path to peace, but the vote will be blocked from rebel-held enclave......

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