Nobel Women's Initiative

Women in Burma continue to live in fear as the Burmese military regime inflicts sexual violence as a weapon of war. The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) and the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) continue to document cases of sexual violence committed by the Burmese government forces – declaring that a “humanitarian crisis is looming in Kachin state.”

“We hope that you will take a stand in supporting the population of Burma by preparing a resolution supporting a Commission of Inquiry that will begin the long road to accountability and demonstrating that crimes against humanity and war crimes are not tolerated. A resolution calling for a Commission of Inquiry would lend tremendous support to the people of Burma who have been toiling for so long for an end to the injustices in their country, and be a most powerful deterrent against such acts being repeated by others, elsewhere, time and again.”- Open letter to Secretary Clinton

Clinton has previously expressed American support for an Inquiry to look into the widespread human rights abuses perpetrated by the ruling military Junta of Burma.

Download the open letter here.

TAKE ACTION

Urge your governments to vote for the resolution to establish the Commission of Inquiry. Write to your Foreign Ministry sending a clear message that the international community does not accept human rights violations against the Burmese people. 

Click here to download a sample letter you can send to your government with more information on the resolution and a list where you can find your Foreign Ministers’ name and contact information to send your letter.

LEARN MORE

For more information on the human rights crisis in Burma, visit the Kachin Women's Association Thailand and the Shan Women's Action Network.

To learn more about a Commission of Inquiry on Burma, download this background document.