Myanmar's Suu Kyi stripped of human rights award

LONDON

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of a human rights award by the City of London for the country's brutalities against the Rohingya community, local media reported on Friday.

Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar, received the City of London Corporation’s (CLC) Honorary Freedom award in 2017 in recognition for her struggle for democracy and peace.

The CLC is the body that runs London’s historic center and financial district.

It said the honor was revoked for her “close association” with the government of Myanmar and her appearance at the International Court of Justice, where she