"In the 48 hours after the SPDC?s rigged elections, over 25,000 civilians fled to Thailand after fighting broke out between the SPDC Army and a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army along a 150km stretch of the Thai-Burmese border. The fighting displaced thousands more on the Burmese side of the border. These incidents add to concerns that the regime will expand its offensive against ethnic nationality groups in Northern and Eastern Burma, and lead to even more crimes against humanity and war crimes. The regime may be relying on the sham elections and the ?release? of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to distract international attention from the border situation and buy it time to launch more strikes against ethnic communities. Calling for the SPDC to act with restraint is ineffective, because the perpetration of serious international crimes is a fundamental part of its military strategy. In addition, the 2008 constitution, which will come into effect when the National Parliament convenes, guarantees the military immunity for its past misdeeds. While the international community took a ?wait-and-see? position with regard to the junta?s planned elections, in the two months prior to the 7 November election, the following crimes were documented: * At least six extrajudicial killings. * Systematic use of forced labor in ethnic areas. * At least nine people, including two monks, were subjected to arbitrary imprisonment. * Systematic persecution of Rohingya communities. * At least three cases of rape and sexual violence. A UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma is the most practical step forward to prevent more crimes, obtain justice for victims, and provide the basis for national reconciliation and sustainable peace in the country..."