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Barack Obama is under pressure to address human rights concerns in Burma and Cambodia as he embarks on first foreign trip since re-election to southeast Asia.

Barack Obama under pressure to address human rights in Burma

Barack Obama Photo: AFP

By David Eimer in Bangkok

4:01PM GMT 16 Nov 2012

The White House’s top adviser on Asia has been forced to justify Mr Obama’s historic trip to Burma on Monday, as the president comes under mounting pressure from human rights groups.

Activists claim his visit to the country is premature given Burma’s continuing record of human rights abuses.

“This is not a victory celebration,” said Danny Russel, the National Security Council’s senior director for Asia.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/9683716/Barack-Obama-under-pressure-to-address-human-rights-in-Burma.html

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