UNHRC Calls Burma meet: US imposes sanctions
Submitted by Nksagar on Fri, 2007-09-28 19:03.Esteves The Portuguese ambassador says the European Union wants the military junta to release all political prisoners, and also pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. He urges the Burmese military to allow the expert, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, to enter the country to conduct his investigation. Pinheiro, who is critical of Burma's human rights record, has been refused entry.
Friday, September 28, 2007
UNHRC Calls Burma meet
US has imposed sanction on fourteen senior burmese officials for their crackdwon on peaceful demonstrators buddhist monks . Japan is likly to impose sanction as one of their journalist photgrahpers is killed by the Burmese troop.
"Due to the very troubling human rights situation we have decided to ask the President of the Human Rights council to convene a special session of the HRC next Tuesday to address specifically the events in Burma/Myanmar," said Esteves. "Urgent situations require urgent action and the council must work to help find a solution."
The forty seven council needs One third of the 47-member Human Rights Council to call for emergency meet needed to approve the motion. Two states South Korea and Japan from the Asian bloc joined with the Western bloc in requesting the special session. India, China and Russia, , have not signed on.
Esteves says the EU condemns all violence against peaceful demonstrators and the Burmese authorities should work for genuine national reconciliation.
"The European Union is deeply distressed by the fact that the government of Myanmar failed to heed the appeal made earlier to exercise utmost restraint in handling demonstrations and warning that they would be held responsible by the international community for the safety of all demonstrators," said Esteves.
The Portuguese ambassador says the European Union is calling on the military junta to release all political prisoners, including Burma's detained pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
Esteves says the Human Rights Council next week is expected to ask the U.N.'s independent expert on Burma to investigate the human rights situation and report on his findings at the next council meeting in December. "There were a few hundred people singing the national anthem and then the soldiers shoot at them. Then, about 40 were taken away," she said.
"My internet is down. Even the broadband is down," she said. "I just talked to a person who can use broadband. Most of the Internet is down now in Yangon."
"We feel admiration and compassion for the monks and peaceful protesters calling for democracy. Every civilized nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for too long." said Dana Perino Whiteshouse spokeswoman
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