WLB's blog for
"Aung San Suu Kyi"


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archives

 


20 August 2010: WLB Applauds the Call from the USA to End Impunity in Burma

 

 

27 June 2010: People's Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma (Japan)


Veiw the archived webcast:
www.burmacampaign.net

 

 

Report: INTERNATINAL TRIBUNAL ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN OF BURMA

2 March 2010: Media Advisory for International Tribunal on Crimes Aganist

On March 2, 2010, Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams joinly with the sisters of Women’s League of Burma will host the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma in New York City.

View the archived Webcast and learn more about the tribunal here: http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org

 

 
The WLB Calls for Criminal Accountability


The Burmese government is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity -
and getting away with it. Reasons for an ICC Referral.

See here for the WLB Concept Paper calling for the referral of the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.


 

7 August 2009: It's Time for the United Nations to Take Strong Action on Burma: Women's Groups around the World Call on the UNSC to Prosecute Senior General Than Shwe at International Criminal Court
- Burmese
- English


Letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Members of the UN Security Council




Ending Impunity

19 June 2009:
Women of Burma Call for UNSC action on
Regime’s use of Rape as a Weapon of War and Crimes Against Humanity in Burma

Video in English: Click here
Video in Burmese: Part I|Part II

 

 

Women's League of Burma

The Women's League of Burma (WLB) is an umbrella organization comprising 13 already-existing women's organizations of different ethnic backgrounds from Burma. WLB was founded on December 9,1999. Its mission is to work for women's empowerment and advancement of the status of women, and to work for the increased participation of women in all spheres of society in the democracy movement, and in peace and national reconciliation processes through capacity building, advocacy, research and documentation.

Aims
  • To work for the empowerment and advancement of the status of women
  • To work for the rights of women and gender equality
  • To work for the Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women
  • To work for the increased participation of women in every level of decision making in all spheres of society
  • To participate effectively in the movement for peace, democracy and national reconciliation

By working together, and encouraging cooperation between the different groups, the Women's League of Burma hopes to build trust, solidarity and mutual understanding among women of all nationalities in Burma.


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