Guardian
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UN special rapporteur for Myanmar calls for arms embargo, arms embargo.
Tom Andrews says the junta is using the same weapons that killed Ukrainians in Ukraine.
Myanmar plunged into chaos in February 2021 when military detained the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, seized power.
Military relies heavily on aircraft from China and Russia, and has increasingly resorted to airstrikes.
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has soared, from 1 million before the coup, to an anticipated 17.6 million in 2023.
Andrews said neighbouring governments have forcibly returned people including military deserters and children to Myanmar despite the risk of imprisonment, torture, or even execution.
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