On September 28th, the Ambassador of Slovenia sent a request to the President of the UN Human Rights Commission requesting the Fifth Special Session, entitled "The Human Rights Situation in Myanmar," which was promptly supported by 53 member countries. EarthRights International, as a human rights organization with Special Consultative Status to the UNHRC, submitted this letter urging the adoption of an action-oriented resolution. At the very least, the resolution must provide a fact-finding mission to investigate recent gross human rights violations committed by the SPDC in response to peaceful demonstrations as well as an independent monitoring team mandated to address the broader human rights situation in Burma.
Read ERI's full written statement.
