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Envoys and Rapporteurs on Burma |
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Since 1990, UN envoys and rapporteurs have
visited Burma 35 times in an attempt to
facilitate dialogue between the military
regime and the pro-democracy forces and
carry out fact-finding missions. The chronology
details the UN envoys’ unsuccessful
attempts to engage the military regime,
as well as the junta’s plethora of
lies and broken promises aimed at staving
off international pressure. See
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A list of selected quotes from the current
UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari
highlights the SPDC’s constant disregard
for the UN good offices role. Read
quotes |
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Secretary-General’s quotes on Burma |
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“Deeply concerned” Ban Ki-Moon
“urges,” “regrets,”
“calls on,” and “encourages,”
the SPDC to promote reforms and engage in
meaningful dialogue with pro-democracy forces.
Read how the SPDC has repeatedly ignored
Ban’s calls for change. Read
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| Burma
and the UN System |
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Since 1991, the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
has passed 17 resolutions on Burma
which directly address a range of
issues of concern, including denial
of human rights, lack of democratization,
and political prisoners. The strongly
worded statements remain consistent
from year to year and illustrate the
military regime’s failure to
address UN concerns in a meaningful
way. See UNGA resolutions |
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Since 1992, the UN Commission on Human Rights
(UNHCR) and the UN Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) have passed 18 resolutions
on Burma which directly address the
SPDC’s refusal to respect the
human rights of Burma’s citizens.
The strongly worded statements remain
consistent from year to year and illustrate
the military regime’s failure
to address UN concerns in a meaningful
way. See UNCHR/UNHRC
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Russia
and China have stymied the UN Security
Council’s (UNSC's) efforts
to address Burma’s crises.
Russia and China vetoed a US-led
resolution on 12 January 2007. In
the aftermath of the SPDC’s
violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations
in September 2007, the UNSC released
two statements that contain strongly
worded recommendations that the
SPDC has been unwilling to implement.
See UNSC resolutions/statements
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| Burma
and International Conventions |
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Burma
has ratified only a few international
conventions, including the three Geneva
Conventions, the Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC), the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW), and the ILO convention
on Forced Labor and. See
table of ratifications
The
UN Treaty Bodies’ recommendations
illustrate the SPDC’s failure to
comply with international human rights
conventions that it has ratified. See
reports and observations
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