Burma in the news

Burma is on the top of of minds today.  For the first time since 1955, the United States has sent a leading official to Burma.  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Burma just hours ago for a two-day visit with Burmese officials and pro-Democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

This story in The Guardian gives the background on the trip, and this link will lead you to the Council on Foreign Relations website where you can find a video interview with Aung San Suu Kyi.

And this link will take you to the U.S. Campaign for Burma website where you can find resources and more critical information about Secretary Clinton's visit as well as the historical context of the crisis.

The on-going abuses in Burma are so rarely in the news that we must use this opportunity to call attention to the situation.  Take a few minutes and call your representatives to let them know that you believe in U.S. support to investigate and help end the human rights abuses in Burma.

As with all the crises we focus on at One Million Bones, we don't believe the U.S. can or should try to solve the problems in Burma, but we do believe, as a nation, we have the ability and responsibility to offer our help where we can. Keeping a focus and pressure on countries like Burma to work towards abolishing human rights abuses can help.  But, our government won't do it unless we tell them that's what we expect of them.