Thursday, 21 January 2010 13:22
ND-Burma, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and the Women’s League of Burma (WLB) recently organized two workshops on , Human Rights and International Law in Burma, which was attended by Burmese human rights organizations and activists.
The workshops looked at how the human rights abuses in Burma are violating international law and the role of Burmese human rights organizations and activists in campaigning for international law to be used to address the situation in Burma.
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“Burma has ignored the demands of the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General, the US, EU and its own neighbours by imposing restrictive and unfair terms on elections.
The targeting of Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD is particularly vindictive and callous. I have today written to the UN Secretary General to call for an urgent meeting in New York to discuss these developments.
We will also seek international support to impose an arms embargo against Burma. Burma’s people are demanding political and economic freedom, and the international community must stand with them.”