We call on all nations that believe in human rights to support us in this effort to bring Saddam Hussein to justice. Burma's human rights record remains among the worst of any nation. Over a decade after the people of the country voted for democratic government, the military remains in charge. Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi continues to be harassed, as do the followers of her party, and those who seek some meager measure of their universal human rights are often met by torture, rape, or death. Meanwhile, the regime's tolerance of children who are exploited as soldiers, laborers, and sex workers shows an appalling lack of human decency.
China continues to suppress political dissent.
The silencing of the members of the China Democracy Party since 1998 is a clear violation of universal rights of association, expression, and assembly. For the past 15 months, the Chinese authorities have cracked down on the members of the Falun Gong spiritual group. Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained, at least briefly, following encounters with police. Some have been beaten or sent to prison, re-education through labor camps and mental institutions. Repression of manifestation of religious belief of many Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslems, and Christians who participate in activities not registered by the government also persist.