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Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, center, presents the final report of Myanmar's Advisory Commission on Rakhine State on Aug. 24 in Yangon.
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Myanmar urged to grant Rohingya citizenship

Panel led by ex-UN chief calls for repealing law that disenfranchises Muslim minority

YUICHI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer | Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos

YANGON -- Myanmar should grant citizenship and equal rights to its Rohingya Muslim minority, an expert panel led by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan said Thursday.

Changing a 1982 law that denies citizenship to the group is among 88 recommendations submitted to the Myanmar government.

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