UN envoy to Burma suggests war crime investigations

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Updated March 11, 2010 21:13:24

The UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma has recommended a Commission of Inquiry be set up to see if a war crimes case should be sent to the International Criminal Court.

The call was included in the Special Rapporteur's report to the Human Rights Council, which is scheduled to discuss Burma next week. The report concluded that "a pattern of gross and systematic violation of human rights" might constitute crimes against humanity or war crimes, and said if Burma's government won't investigate, the UN should.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speakers: David Mathieson, Burma researcher for Human Rights Watch

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