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Walking Amongst Sharp Knives
A report that reveals previously unreported abuses taking place against ethnic Karen women in Burma.
The practice of the Burmese Army to execute village heads has led to traditional Karen culture being turned upside-down, with women now being appointed village chiefs as they are seen as less likely to be killed. […]
The Women’s League of Burma Calls for an ICC Referral
The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) calls on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to refer the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to allow the prosecution of Senior General Than Shwe and to put an immediate end to the longstanding impunity that has been afforded to the brutal military junta in Burma. […]
• • •Open Letter to the Chief Justices for Asia and the Pacific
An open letter to the Chief Justices for Asia and the Pacific regions calling for immediate action to remove Burma’s Judge U Aung Toe as a participant in the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific’s annual Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific. The letter argues that given the role Chief Justice […]
• • •Developments concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
A report on the situation of forced labour in Burma, from the ILO’s Liaison Officer in Rangoon. Download the report in English, French or Spanish.
• • •Open Letter to the International Crisis Group to rescind their support for the 2010 Burma Elections
An open letter to the International Crisis Group to rescind the organization’s recommendations regarding Burma, to withdraw the flawed constitutional analysis, and to articulate States’ legal obligations with regard to Burma, including taking all possible steps, individually and collectively, to end impunity for the ongoing criminal breaches of international humanitarian law. […]
• • •Impunity Prolonged: Burma and its 2008 Constitution
Civil society and international organizations should meanwhile develop a coordinated approach for gathering information about human rights violations in Burma, to help prepare for eventual prosecutions and other measures dealing with the military government’s long legacy of impunity. […]
• • •Quarterly Human Rights Violations Report: July – September 2009
A quarterly report that documents cases of human rights violations in Burma. Download the report.
• • •Nobel Laureates’ Open Letter to UN Security Council
An open letter by 14 Nobel Laureates calling on the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution creating a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, and to end the impunity of the military regime. Download the letter.
• • •It’s Time for the United Nations to Take Strong Action on Burma: Women’s Groups around the World Call on the UNSC to Prosecute Senior General Than Shwe at International Criminal Court
It’s Time for the United Nations to Take Strong Action on Burma:Women’s Groups around the World Call on the UNSC to Prosecute Senior General Than Shwe at International Criminal Court Download the Media Release in English or Burmese Download the Letter in English
• • •International Crimes Committed in Burma: The Urgent Need for a Commission of Inquiry
A paper arguing that there must be a UN Security Council Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes being committed by the military regime in Burma. […]
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