UN Expert Calls for Coordinated Sanctions Against Myanmar's Junta

The UN special rapporteur highlights the junta's existential threat due to mass casualties, defections, and dwindling troop numbers.

Myanmar's junta faces an 'existential threat' as mass casualties, defections, and recruitment challenges deplete its forces.
UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews emphasizes the need for coordinated sanctions to end the junta's rule.
The junta's control diminishes, holding less than half of Myanmar, as resistance forces gain ground.
Increased attacks on civilians and a surge in airstrikes mark the junta's response to losing territory.
International community urged to block weapon supplies and focus on accountability for the junta's atrocities.