Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) - Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has urged the Myanmar government to provide basic human rights to two Reuters journalists including the right to appeal and to consult their lawyers.
The Commission also urged the Myanmar government to seriously consider all aspects in the larger interest of the country, according Myanmar Ministry of Information.
There have been serious criticisms and comments both domestically and internationally, the Commission said in a statement on convictions of Reuter reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
The statement said it is now learnt that the two of them have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Yangon Northern District Court.
According to the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Law, the Commission has no particular comment on the sentencing of the two journalists.