ASEAN unveils rights body but it still lacks punch (AP)

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ASEAN unveils rights body but it still lacks punch
    (AP)

 

AP - Southeast Asian officials on Friday praised a proposal for the creation of a regional human rights body as a historic first step toward confronting abuses, but the body will lack the power to investigate or punish violators like military-ruled Myanmar.


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