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Women's International League for Pe (r)



Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Internationale Vrouwenorganisatie voor vrede en vrijheid
					      August 1998            
		 RESOLUTION

Whereas, the nation of Burma (also known as Myanmar) has
institutionalized torture and rape as political instruments, 
has embarked upon campaign of forcible relocation, forced labor 
and slavery, the persecution of ethnic minorities and other 
human rights violations, all designed to denied to the people 
of Burma the right to participate in the political process, 
the right to benefit from the fair and equitable system of 
justice and the right to exercise farily their economic rights;
and 

Whereas, the military regime that controls Burma is attempting 
to enhance its standing in the international community and to 
increase the flow of foreignmoney and investment in Burma through 
the use of economic incentive that are based in part upon the 
forcible relocation, forced labor and slavery of its people and;

Whereas, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the first state in 
the union to pass a selective purchasing law prohibiting the 
state to conduct business with companies that contribute to this 
atrocity; and

Whereas, opposition (in the form of law suits) has mounted on two 
fronts to repeal all selective purchasing laws: one from companies 
doing business (which has the support of corporate America with 
the creation of two coalitions-USA Engage and the National Foreign 
Trade Council) in Burma and the other from the European Commission.

Resolved
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	That all WILPF sections promote and preserve selective 
purchasing laws that prevent municipalities at any governmental 
level from purchasing goods, services or commodities from any 
corporation that does business in the nation of Burma;

Resolved
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	To encourage especially the European WILPF sections to 
lobby the European Commission not to proceed with bringing the 
suit before the World Trade Organization and to promote the idea 
of selective purchassing laws within countries outside the US.


WILPF-secretariat
F.C. Dondersstraat 23
3572 JB Utrecht
The Netherlands

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