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Secretary Clinton Goes to Burma

The U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Rodham Clinton, will travel to Burma December 1-2. This will be the first time a U.S. Secretary of State has visited the country in roughly 50 years.

  1. In response to the upcoming arrival of US Secretary of State Clinton in Burma, letters from organizations request that she focus on human rights violations throughout Burma, with a focus on those abuses occurring in ethnic minority regions.
  2. burmapartners
    New Blog Post: Clinton Must Prioritize Release of Political Prisoners and Human Rights Abuses on Visit to Burma http://www.burmapartnership.org/2011/11/clinton-must-prioritize-release-of-political-prisoners-and-human-rights-abuses/
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  3. Christian Solidarity Worldwide: CSW urges US Secretary of State to highlight human rights violations in ethnic states during visit to Burma
  4. Women's League of Burma Letter to Secretary Clinton: Demand an End to Sexual Violence Against Women
  5. uscb
    Since March when Thein Sein took power, WLB has documented 81 cases of #rape as a weapon of war, 36 of those #women were killed #vaw #Burma
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  6. US Campaign for Burma:Clinton should prioritize Burmese Army’s increase in mass atrocities, violence against women during trip to Burma
  7. BURMA: Letter to Secretary Clinton from U.S. NGOs
  8. endgenocide
    Letter Urges Clinton to Prioritize End to Crimes against Humanity During #Burma Visit http://j.mp/tJaRjW via @ANevilleMorgan
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  9. uscb
    Int'l #humanrights organization @csw_uk calls on Sec. Clinton to not forget the plight of #Burma's ethnic nationalities http://bit.ly/t1cV8j
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  10. BurmaCampaignAU
    Just now: US says time not right to ease #Burma #sanctions. Clinton to seek improvements re #HumanRights & ethnic minorities in visit 1 Dec
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  11. In the midst of the upcoming visit, Burma and China reaffirm military ties.
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  13. shauntandon
    Larger than usual press corps and managed to win lottery for best seat on plane. Hope bodes well for connectivity in #Burma/#Myanmar
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