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(Reuters) – A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced a Burmese-American pro-democracy activist to three years in prison, his lawyer said, adding to concerns over the junta's human rights record ahead of elections. Nyi Nyi Aung, a U.S. citizen, was jailed for carrying a fake identification card and undeclared foreign currency and for failing to renounce his Myanmar citizenship. The ruling is likely to spark more condemnation of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, which is seen as an international pariah because of its poor human rights record. It holds more than 2,100 political prisoners, including opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi.