UN envoy asks Myanmar for ’signal’ before election (AP)

AP - The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Myanmar appealed Thursday to its military rulers “to send a strong signal” to the world that it will hold a genuine election, by releasing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and almost 2,100 political prisoners.

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