STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1206

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 27

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 27 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REQUEST BY RESOLUTION THAT THE UNION OF MYANMAR CEASE ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIANS IN ETHNIC MINORITY REGIONS AND BEGIN A SUBSTANTIVE POLITICAL DIALOGUE LEADING TO DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request that the United Nations General Assembly issue a resolution calling for an end to attacks against civilians in ethnic minority regions and the beginning of a substantive political dialogue leading to democratic transition in the Union of Myanmar.

     Two concerned citizens submitted written testimony in support.

     Your Committee respectfully notes that the origin of the language employed in H.R. No. 27 was a resolution originally offered by the United States and Great Britain before the United Nations Security Council in January of 2007, but it was vetoed due to lack of support from permanent Security Council members China and Russia.  Due to your Committee's concern about human rights violations and its desire to proliferate peace and goodwill, your Committee finds that a General Assembly resolution, notwithstanding the failure of the proposed Security Council resolution, is merited.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 27 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair