Thank you to all of those who called the European Union (EU) Ambassadors to the UN and Washington, DC. We need more calls! If you are not able to call, click here to send an email! Right now, the EU is drafting a resolution on Burma that it will introduce at the UN General Assembly meeting (UNGA) which will begin on the 3rd week of September. We need your help to make sure this resolution calls for an establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into Crimes Against Humanity in Burma. We need you to call the ambassadors again as soon as possible. Below, we have included instructions on how to call or email.
Hi, may I speak to Ambassador XXX, I would like to ask him to support a Commission of Inquiry into Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in Burma. Ambassador's Contacts Hi Ambassador XXXX. As you may know, the United States has already pledged its support for a UN-led Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity in Burma. This is a much needed step as the military regime in Burma has been brutally suppressing ethnic minorities and human rights defenders for more than four decades. Recently, the level of violence has been on the rise. Since 1996, the regime has burned down over 3,500 villages, and instances of rape and forced labor by the military are well documented. That is why I urge the EU to join the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Australia in calling for this important measure towards accountability and justice in Burma. * We know that the EU is writing a draft resolution on Burma that it will submit at the upcoming UNGA 65th session. We want the EU to make sure that its draft resolution includes a call to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to set up a Commission of Inquiry. * We believe that this is the right moment to take this action to pressure the regime to stop its sham election and to start negotiations with the democratic opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi for real and sustainable national reconciliation and democratization. 3) You may want to leave your number in case they would like to call you back. 4) Thank them for taking the message!
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
We need you to call the ambassadors again as soon as possible.
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