Friday, July 23, 2010

Fomer UN Rapporteur Sergio Pinhiero on how to deal with Burmese junta --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/22/AR2010072204866.html

Failure of Obama's Policy on Engagement in Burma.

Note: Pinhiero was UN Human Rights Rapporteur to Burma from 2001 to 2008.

His visit to Insein Prison where junta tried to hoodwink him is described in NLD U Win Tin recently published prison memoir. On one occasion he found a bug (listening device) under the table and left in protest.

Kyi May Kaung

ICC Chief suspended---

https://apnews.com/article/international-criminal-court-khan-suspended-8d7b68e361a27ef08cfe515a131af230