‘Using citizenship as a weapon’ Myanmar military targets critics
Al JazeeraThe regime has stripped the citizenship of 33 critics since March in a move that violates international law. Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division, says the policy is just the latest example of the military “using citizenship as a weapon”. “This is the likely outcome for those targeted by the Myanmar military since the country does not allow dual citizenship,” Gil said. “It’s a small step from cancelling passports to what Myanmar has done in stripping citizenship, and in both cases, exiles are prevented from returning to their home country,” he said. “I left Cambodia overnight leaving behind a home, a nation, the people under my care and most important my husband’s ashes that I brought back to Cambodia after he passed in the US,” Sochua said.
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