We need to know that
in order to protect people and to get the evidence necessary to hold
the perpetrators accountable. The Council should send a clear message
that it stands ready to take additional steps to ensure justice,
including through the International Criminal Court, and urge member
states to pursue other mechanisms that might provide justice for recent
abuses. I should also add that Bangladesh deserves credit for keeping its
borders open to the influx of refugees--600,000 have fled to
Bangladesh, and they kept their borders open. Bangladesh has been one
of the few bright spots in the current crisis and should continue to
honor its promise to build shelters for new arrivals, accelerate
humanitarian assistance, and provide the needed medical service for
this traumatized group. I also believe the United States needs to reevaluate our policy and
approach to Burma.
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