We have our work cut out for us  UN Human Rights Commission

We have our work cut out for us 
UN Human Rights Commission

Shan delegate: 

The Shan representative who returned last week from the 58th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights held in Geneva told a meeting today that Shans still needed to do more despite some modest success achieved there this year.

"The Shan Human Rights Foundation could be considered the star of the show," said Charmtong, 20, who represented the Shan Women's Action Network along with 10 other activists at Geneva, 5-17 April. "It was much quoted by those working on Burma's human rights situation. Still there are many areas waiting to receive attention by the SHRF, such as (levels of) freedom of religious faith, child soldiers and human mine-sweepers."

Monthly reports filed by the SHRF were quoted 20 times by the US State Department's country reports on human rights practices-2001.

She said the full report of the Burma delegation is being prepared by Dr. Thaung Htun of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.

The delegation's activities included interventions at the UN commission and meetings with special rapporteurs. "Bo Kyi from AAPP (Associates to Assist Political Prisoners) kept everybody captivated with his bizarre experience in the Burmese jail," she said.

The Shan Human Rights Foundation's monthly reports are open to interested visitors at http://www.shanland.org.