• Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners.
• Work with the United Nations (UN) in implementing a plan for national reconciliation.
• Ensure access to all parts of the country for the UN and aid organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable groups of the population.

Not only has the SPDC failed to make any progress in addressing the issues raised in the report, the situation has markedly worsened:

• The number of political prisoners has nearly doubled to over 2,200, while the SPDC has extended Daw Aung Suu Kyi’s detention until after the SPDC’s planned 2010 elections.
• The SPDC has rejected calls for dialogue from Burmese pro-democracy forces and ignored UN efforts to promote national reconciliation.
• The SPDC has continued to obstruct the delivery of aid to the most vulnerable. In addition, it has stepped up military offensives against Burma’s ethnic nationalities, which has resulted in increasing displacement.

In May 2009, five leading international jurists commissioned “Crimes in Burma”, a report from the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School. The report highlights the widespread and systematic human rights violations committed by the SPDC. It calls for the UN Security Council to request that the UN Secretary-General establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma. The Commission of Inquiry's findings would be relied upon by the UN Security Council to determine whether the situation in Burma should be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Since its establishment, the ICC has been used to prosecute individuals, including heads of states and other government officials, responsible for human rights violations. It is currently investigating four situations which has resulted in the issuance of 13 arrest warrants and the detention of four individuals.

You can support the international campaign to push for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma. This website provides information and suggested actions for citizens, activists, educators, media, and legislators interested in advocacy activities on behalf of Burma’s people.