Interview of Swedish Human Rights Ambassador about Myanmar

Sweden’s ambassador-at-large for human rights, Annika Ben David, has been in Burma this week on her first official visit to the country. On Monday, she visited the DVB studio in Rangoon, where she spoke with Kimberley Phillips about a range of human rights challenges facing Burma amid its ongoing democratic transition, from concerns about press freedom and women’s role in the peace process to the still-unfolding conflicts and humanitarian crises in the country’s border regions.
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