Chronology of UN Visits to Burma
A duty to investigate arises as soon as a UN member state or a designated global monitor such as the ICRC receives verifiable information that heinous crimes are occurring. Since 1990, eight envoys have been appointed by the United Nations system to facilitate dialogue between the junta and the pro-democracy forces, and to carry out fact-finding missions in Burma. The timeline below, created by ALTSEAN, chronicles the visits and reports of UN envoys to Burma, all of which have been met with silence.
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In November, the Independent Expert of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Sadako Ogata, visited Burma.
In her December report on her visit submitted to the CHR on her visit, Ogata indicated that it had not been determined when the representatives of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Parliament) elected in May would be convened to draft Burma's new constitution.