Sarah Margon

Human Rights Watch

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Sarah Margon is Washington director at Human Rights Watch.

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When Aung San Suu Kyi was a prisoner of the ruling military in Myanmar, she won international sympathy -- and the  Nobel Peace Prize .

The Nobel Peace Prize and ethnic cleansing

When Aung San Suu Kyi was a prisoner of the ruling military in Myanmar, she won international sympathy -- and the Nobel Peace Prize .

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