Human Rights Watch 2007
News and Releases
Compiled by Kandy Ringer
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Human Rights Watch 2007 News and Releases Compiled by Kandy Ringer |
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Act Swiftly to Urge an End to Abuses in Burma
BBSNews November 18, 2007 -- New York (HRW) Member states attending the 13th ASEAN summit should establish specific deadlines to implement a binding regional human rights mechanism under the ASEAN Charter, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the ASEAN secretary-general, Ong Keng Yong.
Human Rights Watch also urged ASEAN to agree on measures to protect the rights of Burmese people and send a clear message to the Burmese junta to end abuses.
The letter from Human Rights Watch to the ASEAN secretary-general is available online.
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