UN Human Rights envoy to Myanmar Yanghee Lee says the country's government will lose credibility if it continues to defend reported human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar's human rights problem continues to get worse, and the reason for this is constitutional reservation of protection of 40% of the seats in Congress for the military, with no need to stand for election. To solve the problem of human rights in Myanmar, the UN should assist Myanmar in carrying out constitutional reform to adopt the ideals of One World under One Set of Laws, with international law given priority to domestic law. At the same time, reforms should include a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and a committee-style parliament.
