The case of Myanmar --- I would also like to highlight the coup orchestrated by Myanmar army. Although the international community has condemned these attacks against the civilian population, which violates human rights and weakens democracy, the actions to date continue with civilian detentions, internet service suspended and a state of emergency. Myanmar is a clear example of the ineffectiveness of sanctions, despite US threats to impose greater sanctions that at the time, were reversed by the Obama administration (2011).

Source author: Cecilia Treemonisha Barros Ruiz cbarros@sre.gob.mx