USIA Posts Web Page on Democracy/Hu

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Subject: USIA Posts Web Page on Democracy/Human Rights in Burma

The United States Information Agency
has posted a new Internet home page on democracy and human rights issues 
in Burma, on USIA's International Home Page's East Asia Section.  It 
contains transcripts of State Dept. and White House press releases, 
congressional testimony, the latest State Dept. Human Rights Report, etc. 
 (A sample table of contents, as of about July 1, is below).   You can 
get all this information elsewhere, I'm sure, but this might make for 
easier one-stop shopping.  


The address is:

http://www.usia.gov/regional/ea/burma/burma.htm

According to the info I have, there are three ways to access the new site 
on the USIA International Home Page:

-- Through the East Asia regional pick on the front page;

-- Through the alphabetical index on the front page; and

-- Through the "What's New" section on the front page.


Let me know if you have any trouble accessing, and if the info is useful. 
 

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U.S. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN BURMA

The United States condemns in the strongest terms efforts by the State 
Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) to prevent the citizens of 
Burma from exercising their basic political rights.  The United States 
wants an end to human rights abuses and the installation of a 
democratically elected government in Rangoon, and supports the 
aspirations of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the people of 
Burma, who desire what so many others around the world now take for 
granted: the chance to freely express their views and to be represented 
by leaders of their choosing.

Burma cannot fully rejoin the international community and gain the 
assistance it needs until fundamental changes are made.  The United 
States maintains its position that a meaningful political dialogue 
between the Burmese authorities and the democratic opposition leaders and 
representatives of the ethnic groups is the only path to a solution of 
Burma's crisis.

POLICY STATEMENTS

JAPAN, ASEAN COUNTRIES SHARE U.S. VIEWS ON BURMA
Official text: White House statement on Burma envoys' return
Washington, DC
June 20, 1996

U.S. ENVOYS FIND REGIONAL CONSENSUS ON BURMA STABILITY
Official transcript: William Brown, Stanley Roth press briefing
Bangkok, Thailand
June 15, 1996

PRESIDENT CLINTON APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOYS ON BURMA
Official text: William Brown, Stanley Roth in Asia June 10-17
Washington, DC
June 7, 1996

EXCERPT: 5/30 LORD ON DETENTION OF NLD SUPPORTERS IN BURMA
Official text: U.S. deplores Burma detentions, calls for release
Washington, DC
May 30, 1996

WHITE HOUSE 'DEEPLY CONCERNED' BY BURMA DETENTIONS
Official text: U.S. calls on SLORC to talk to democratic opposition
Washington, DC
May 25, 1996

SLORC MUST TALK TO BURMA'S LEGITIMATE REPRESENTATIVES
Official text: State Department recommends caution for Burma travel
Washington, DC
May 23, 1996

WHITE HOUSE CONDEMNS SLORC FOR BLOCKING BURMA RIGHTS
Official text: Statement by the Press Secretary
Washington, DC
May 22, 1996

FERRARO ADDRESS TO UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS
Official text: China, Cuba, Nigeria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Zaire, Burma 
"systematic abusers"
Washington, DC
April 18, 1996

BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES, 1995
Official text: State Department Human Rights Report
Washington, DC
March 1996

SHATTUCK TESTIFIES ON 1995 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS
Official text: "Abuses continue despite progress in some countries"
Washington, DC
March 26, 1996

U.S. REPORT SHOWS HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS -- AND PROBLEMS
Official text: Overview of 1995 State Department report
Washington, DC
March 6, 1996

HUBBARD:  'THE FUTURE OF U.S.-BURMA TIES REMAINS CLOUDY'
Official text: DAS Thomas Hubbard Asia Society speech
Washington, DC
March 8, 1995

HUBBARD: BURMA NEEDS CHANGES TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S.
Official text: DAS Hubbard remarks to Harvard Burma group
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 28, 1994


LEGISLATION, INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CITES BURMA LABOR ABUSES
Official text: ILO expresses deep concern over forced labor in Burma
Geneva
June 20, 1996

DAS WIEDEMANN TESTIMONY ON FURTHER BURMA SANCTIONS
Official text: "Congress, administration share the same goals"
Washington, DC
May 22, 1996

SENATE BANKING CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS AT 5/22 BURMA HEARING
Official text: D'Amato:  "Sanctions will send SLORC a clear message"
Washington, DC
May 22, 1996

SEN. MCCONNELL AT 5/22 HEARING ON BURMA SANCTIONS BILL
Official text: "Sanctions would tell SLORC to stop rights violations"
Washington, DC
May 22, 1996

HOUSE RESOLUTION 274 ON BURMA
Official text: As passed by the House of Representatives
Washington, DC
December 19, 1995

BURMA FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1995
Official text: HR 2992 as introduced in the House of Representatives
Washington, DC
January 26, 1996


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