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The U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 has been released.
"Throughout the year, the regime continued to commit extrajudicial killings and was responsible for disappearances, arbitrary and indefinite detentions, rape, and torture," the report said.
To follow this, the Burma Army renewed attacks on civilians in northern Karen State this month.
UN Envoy Gambari was allowed to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend but was not permited meetings with top junta Generals.
Daw Suu Kyi and her party the NLD has been banned from running in the 2010 elections. This comes to no surprise to anyone, as we have known all along the so called "road map to democracy" has always been a sham and is under the tight puppetry of the Burma generals.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's release for the ocassion of International Women's Day.
Information Minister Brigadier General Kyaw Hsan has had bitter words for the UN and the international community to allow free and fair elections but maintains that everything will according to what has already been planned, adding
"We shall not accept any attempt to hinder or reverse the process of the seven-step road map. However, we will heartily welcome the positive suggestions of the UN to help implement the seven-step road map,"
He also continued to accuse Daw Suu Kyi of not living up to her part of the talks. According to the junta, meeting with Suu Kyi where supposed to be followed by her turning away from her support for sanctions against Burma. She hasn't budged.
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