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Human Rights Watch slams Woodside over Myanmar energy developments
Human rights groups have slammed Australian energy giant Woodside after its chief executive said the company would press ahead with a major gas development in Myanmar and suggested the nation’s former civilian leaders ignored the army’s grievances in the lead-up to the military coup.
Key points:
- The Woodside chief executive says the company cannot judge if the military had legitimate grievances with Myanmar’s election
- Human Rights Watch said Woodside’s comments were cynical and they should be calling for the release of detained civilian leaders
- Woodside’s position is at odds with several Western governments
Dozens of governments have condemned Myanmar’s army after it seized power and arrested dozens of elected leaders, including Aung San Suu…
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