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Former UN Rapporteurs Call on EU to Support a Commission of Inquiry

By Paulo Sergio Pinheiro and Yozo Yokota  •  October 5, 2010

On October 5th, former UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights in Burma, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro and Yozo Yokota, sent a letter to Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. The letter called on the EU to support the establishment of a commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma.

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