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Crimes against Humanity

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Countries that have supported the call for a UN Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma

 

European Union Members
“The proposed Commission of Inquiry would certainly help Burma/Myanmar in the process of the needed transition to democracy.”Slovak Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs – August 2010
Rest of the world
“I would like to underscore the American commitment to seek accountability for the human rights violations that have occurred in Burma by working to establish an international Commission of Inquiry through close consultations with our friends, allies, and other partners at the United Nations.”U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton – 28th October 2010
Belgium Australia
Czech Republic Canada
Denmark New Zealand
Estonia USA
France
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Slovakia
United Kingdom

 

Support from organisations in Burma
Supporting organisations include:National League for Democracy
National Democratic Front
88 Generation Students
Committee Representing the People’s Parliament
United Nationalities Alliance
Women’s League of Burma
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma
All Burma Monks Alliance
Burma Lawyers Council
Federation of Trade Unions – Burma
Karen National Union
Burma Partnership
All Burma Federation of Student Unions
Burma Fund – UN Office
Support from other organisations and individuals
European Parliament
The Elders
Human Rights Watch
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Amnesty International
Open Society Institute
Nobel Women’s Initiative
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus
AVAAZ
International Trade Union Confederation
Trades Union Congress
Physicians for Human Rights
International Center for Transitional JusticeThe following Nobel Laureates:

Mairead Maguire
Betty Williams
Rigoberto Menchu Tum
Jody Williams
Shirin Ebadi
President Jose Romas Horta
The Dalai Lama
President Mikhail Gorbachev
Wangari Maathai
John Hume
President Kim Dae-jung
Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Ellie Wiesel
Amartya Sen
Leading Jurists:
Judge Richard Goldstone (South Africa)
Judge Patricia Wald (United States)
Judge Pedro Nikken (Venezuela)
Judge Ganzorig Gombosuren (Mongolia)
Sir Geoffrey Nice (United Kingdom)In December 2009, 442 Parliamentarians
worldwide signed a letter supporting a UN
Commission of Inquiry.

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