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Burma Briefing No. 7: Support for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry
By Burma Campaign UK • January 13, 2011Updated on August 16, 2011
This briefing details the growing international support for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.
In March 2010 Tomas Ojea Quintana, current UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, called for the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.
*** Updated: 16 countries have now expressed their support for a Commission of Inquiry: Australia, the UK, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the US, Canada, Hungary, New Zealand, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, Latvia and Denmark.
Tags: Burma Briefing, Burma Campaign UK, Commission of InquiryThis post is in: Crimes Against Humanity
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