[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 768 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 7 (legislative day, October 6), 2004.
Whereas the ruling State Peace and Development Council in Burma, formerly known
as the State Law and Order Restoration Council, continues to refuse to
uphold the 1990 election results in which the National League for
Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 392 of the 485 contested
parliamentary seats;
Whereas the ruling State Peace and Development Council in Burma has imprisoned
or placed under house arrest Aung San Suu Kyi on a nearly continuous
basis since 1995, most recently since May 2003 when she and National
League for Democracy supporters were violently assaulted by government-
affiliated forces;
Whereas according to the Department of State's 2003 Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices, security forces of the ruling State Peace and
Development Council in Burma continue to commit extrajudicial killings,
rape, engage in torture, forcibly relocate persons, use forced labor,
and conscript child soldiers;
Whereas in December of 2003 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a
resolution expressing grave concern about the ongoing systematic
violations of human rights abuses occurring against the people of Burma;
and
Whereas the situation in Burma poses a threat to regional stability because of
the continuous cross border flow of illegal narcotics, trafficked
persons, and the unchecked spread of HIV/AIDS; because of the State
Peace and Development Council's reported efforts to acquire military
hardware from the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation,
and North Korea; and because of the destabilizing effects of the flight
of over 200,000 refugees to Thailand and Bangladesh in an attempt to
escape systematic terrorizing by the Burmese military: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the
United Nations Security Council should immediately consider and take appropriate
action to respond to the growing threat that the ruling State Peace and
Development Council in Burma poses to the Southeast Asia region and to the
people of Burma.
Attest:
Clerk.