She said the Australian government should immediately impose targeted sanctions in a coordinated response with like-minded countries.
“Really, these targeted sanctions will only be effective if governments take a coordinated unified approach,” she told SBS News.
“Failing to do that will really risk legitimising and entrenching a military junta that basically refuses to respect in any way the human rights of the Myanmar people.”
Myanmar s military has declared control of the country for one year under a state of emergency after claiming last November’s poll – won by Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy – had been fraudulent.
International action against takeover by military junta