The United Nations expert on human rights in Myanmar vowed on Wednesday he would not be constrained by the military junta when he visits the country next month to report on the recent crisis.U.N. special rapporteur Paulo Sergio Pinheiro (photo) said he believed detentions continued after last month's suppression of demonstrations, which were led by Buddhist monks in several major cities in the impoverished southeast Asian state.
"What annoys me is that the repression has not stopped a single moment -- this is what annoys me -- despite all the universal appeals," he told reporters at the United Nations.
In a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, which was made public on Monday, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Pinheiro could visit Myanmar before a summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) opening on November 17.
It will be his first visit to the country in four years.
"I will ask free access, the secretary general will ask free access," Pinheiro said, adding that visiting prison cells to speak to detainees was "a requirement."
"Today the ambassador (of Myanmar) assured me that they will give full cooperation," he added. "If they don't give me full cooperation, I go to the plane."
Asked if he was concerned that his movements might be restricted, Pinheiro said: "Usually I go where I want."
Pinheiro has said he believes the crackdown last month killed many more than the 10 deaths officially acknowledged.
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I saw your notice that you're shifting emphasis to China. But thanks for continueing to write about Burma too.
I posted an interesting article on the findings of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC). Their findings may startle you.
http://shadowdemocracy.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/the-china-you-will-see-is-not-the-china-that-is/
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