(OTTAWA) Canada is imposing new sanctions on Burma’s military elite, two years after the country’s coup.
The country formerly known as Myanmar has seen a democratic backsliding and a series of humanitarian crises alongside the persecution of the Rohingya minority.
Ottawa said Tuesday it would sanction six more officials, meaning the ban on assets and residence in Canada now applies to more than 90 people belonging to the military junta.
Canada is also banning the sale and shipment of aviation fuel to the regime, a measure urged by groups including Amnesty International.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the decision was taken in agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom.
His office said the decision was “a direct response to the escalation of the armed conflict, particularly the increased use of airstrikes against civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law.” »
“We will continue to pressure the regime to support the people of Burma on their way to a true and inclusive democracy,” Minister Joly said in a statement.
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