EU foreign ministers have agreed to ease sanctions on Burma following the junta's recent moves towards democracy. But a report by Human Rights Watch published the same day warns of continued abuse.
The ministers's communique welcomed "the remarkable programme of political reform" and specified that, "as a first step, restrictive measures [such as visa bans] concerning the president, the vice-Presidents, cabinet members and the speakers of the two houses of parliament should be suspended...
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