Articles by Yanghee Lee
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There Can Be No Peace for Myanmar without Justice
Yanghee Lee and Georgia Drake – TIME,
1 Oct 2018
26 Sep 2018 – Justice has many meanings; it is a concept that is far broader than mere naming and shaming, or barefaced retribution. At its most base level, justice involves acknowledgment of responsibility. Justice processes can be holistic and encompass restoration of damaged relationships, recognition of suffering and forgiveness by sufferers, and rehabilitation and reintegration of both victims and perpetrators.
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Yanghee Lee | UN Information Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Jan 2017
There is one word that has hung heavily on my mind during this visit – reprisals. In every one of my visits and in every one of my meetings, I ask the Government of Myanmar to ensure that the people I speak to and even work with, do not suffer reprisals for speaking out on rights issues or expressing their opinions. Yet, distressingly several people I met during this visit would say to me, “I don’t know what will happen to me after our meeting.”
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