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Amnesty International Urges U.N. to Impose Arms Embargo on Burma

HeadlineOct 02, 2007

Amnesty International is urging the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Burma. Amnesty said China, India, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine have all helped arm the Burmese military. According to the defense publication Jane’s Intelligence Review, Israel has also sold fighter jets and artillery to Burma. Meanwhile, Earth Rights International is calling on the oil company Chevron to use its influence in Burma to prevent mass bloodshed. Chevron is one of the largest foreign investors in Burma.

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