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The UN Panel and international organizations have rejected a domestic mechanism, the Lessons Learnt

and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), as inadequate and lacking the independence necessary to

conduct an impartial and effective investigation of these abuses. The LLRC report issued in December

made some helpful recommendations, but was dismissive of serious abuses by government forces and the

need for accountability. Now is the time for the HRC to demonstrate its commitment to justice forvictims and their families by taking effective action toward establishing an independent international

accountability mechanism.

This statement is endorsed by the following:

Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA

Karin D. Ryan, Director, Human Rights Program, The Carter Center

Don Kraus, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens for Global Solutions

Allison Garland, Project Coordinator, Democracy Coalition Project

John C. Bradshaw, Executive Director, Enough Project

Norma R. Gattsek, Government Relations Director, Feminist Majority Foundation

Paula Schriefer, Vice President for Global Programs, Freedom House

Tom Malinowski, Washington Director, Human Rights Watch

E. Robert Goodkind, Chair, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights

Kathryn Cameron Porter, Founder and President, Leadership Council for Human Rights

Jerry Fowler, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundations

Hans Hogrefe, Washington Director, Physicians for Human Rights

BamaAthreya, Executive Director, United to End Genocide

Aung Din, Executive Director, U.S. Campaign for Burma