Human rights official is accused of lacking impartiality and damaging social cohesion
Yanghee Lee, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, speaks during a press conference in Yangon on July 21, 2017. Myanmar has accused her of being biased in her reports and want her replaced. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP)
Myanmar’s government has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to replace the country’s special rapporteur on human rights because it claims she is biased.