BURMA: Junta invites UN human rights official

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Updated October 23, 2007 20:15:29

Burma's ruling generals have finally agreed to the first visit by the UN's top human rights official in four years.
Paolo Sergio Pinheiro could now be in Burma by mid-November. The timing of the invitation comes as the U-S announces a fresh wave of sanctions against organisations with alleged ties to the junta.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: US President George W.Bush; Dr Sean Turnell, Associate Professor of Economics, Macquarie University

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