Activists and Organizations

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Civil society plays a vital role in raising awareness on the situation in Burma. You can create the environment that will convince the UN Security Council to take appropriate action on Burma. Here are some ideas to get you started, and some examples from what other organizations have done before:

• Write a letter to your President, Prime Minister, and/or your elected representative in Parliament/Congress demanding UN Security Council action on Burma following the recommendations in the “Crimes in Burma” report.

• If you are from a country currently represented at the UN Security Council, write a letter to your UN Permanent Representative urging that he/she draft a resolution for action in Burma following the recommendations in the “Crimes in Burma” report.

• Write a letter to your elected representative urging your government to use its diplomatic weight to work with UN Security Council members to build support for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma, and to make public statements in support of UN Security Council action.

• Organize petitions addressed to your UN Permanent Representative, your President, Prime Minister, and/or your elected representative in Parliament/Congress demanding the establishment of a UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma.

• Write an editorial/letter to the editor of your local newspaper demanding the establishment of a UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry on crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma following the recommendations in the “Crimes in Burma” report.

• Write articles that advocate for the establishment of a UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma. Contribute to the campaign by writing reports that that document the widespread and systematic abuses by the SPDC against the people of Burma to help bolster the case that the SPDC’s crimes constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

• Issue press releases/statements on the need for the establishment of a UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry on crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma

• If you are from a country currently represented at the UN Security Council, write a letter to your UN Permanent Representative urging that he/she draft a resolution requesting the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma following the recommendations in the “Crimes in Burma” report.

• Organize coffee hours/informational meetings to educate the general public about the situation in Burma.

• Organize panel discussions on the situation in Burma with appropriate experts and exiles from Burma to address the situation in Burma.

• Have local government bodies (eg City Councils) adopt resolutions calling for UN Security Council action on Burma following the recommendations in the “Crimes in Burma” report.