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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On 10 June, the Commission on Human Rights appointed Yozo Yokota as UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma to implement the Commission's resolution 1992/58.
In December, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) told the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Yozo Yokota that the representatives elected in the 1990 elections would be tasked with drafting Burma's new constitution through the National Convention. However, the NLD - who had won 392 of the 485 seats in the 1990 election - was allowed to send only 97 MPs out of the 702 delegates named to the National Convention. SLORC also told Yokota that they were "sincere" in their wish to cooperate with the United Nations. Yokota however noted that SLORC authoritiesdid not extend him "full and unreserved cooperation" during the visit. He was not allowed to see any of the detainees he had requested to meet, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.