,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #he  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,t5ney 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4      
,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4   
,%]man1 ,mr4 ,williams ( ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,om>1
 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 & ,ms4 
,kamlag]-,dove7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,security ,c\ncil %\ld imm$iately impose
 an arms emb>go aga9/ ! milit>y (       
,burma4  ,:]eas ! milit>y ( ,burma 7also
 ref]r$ to z ! ,tatmadaw7 conduct$ a c\p
 aga9/ ! democratically elect$ civilian 
gov]nm5t on ,febru>y #a1 #bjba2 ,:]eas1 
on ,febru>y #b1 #bjba1 ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate conclud$ t ,daw ,aung ,san ,suu   
,kyi1 ! lead] ( ,burma's rul+ p>ty1 &   
,presid5t ,w9 ,my9t1 ! duly elect$ head 
( gov]nm5t1 7 depos$ 9 a milit>y c\p on 

,febru>y #a1 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! ,tatmadaw  
has deta9$ ! elect$ civilian lead]s ( ! 
c\ntry1 nullifi$ ! results ( ! ,novemb] 
#bjbj democratic elections1 & in/all$ a 
junta1 ! ,/ate ,adm9i/ration ,c\ncil1 "u
 a /ate ( em]g5cy2 ,:]eas ! ,tatmadaw   
has re/rict$ fre$om ( movem5t1          
telecommunications1 int]net s]vice1 & ! 
m$ia1 limit+ access to in=mation to & f 
,burma dur+ a political crisis &        
int]national p&emic2 ,:]eas prote/s     
oppos+ ! c\p h cont9u$ across ,burma1 & 
hundr$s ( innoc5t p h di$ at ! h&s ( !  
,tatmadaw ?r\gh ! brutal use ( =ce2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has sanction$    
,tatmadaw (ficials1 includ+ ,comm&] 9   
,*ief ,m9 ,aung ,hla+ & ,burma's *ief ( 
police1 ,?an ,hla+1 & ,bureau ( ,special
 ,op]ations comm&]1 ,lieut5ant ,g5]al   
,aung ,soe2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
also designat$ two entities l9k$ to !   
c\p lead]s1 ,myanma ,economic ,hold+s   
,public ,company ,limit$ 7,,mehl7 &     
,myanm> ,economic ,corporation ,limit$  
7,,mec72 ,:]eas1 on ,april #ac1 #bjba1 !

 ,unit$ ,nation's ,high ,commission] =  
,human ,rights ,mi*elle ,ba*elet said1  
,!re are cle> e*oes ( ,syria 9 #bjaa4 9 
! curr5t situation 9 ,burma1 & w>n$1 ,i 
fe> ! situation 9 ,myanm> is head+ t[>ds
 a full-bl[n conflict4 ,/ates mu/ n all[
 ! deadly mi/akes ( ! pa/ 9 ,syria &    
else:]e to be repeat$42 & ,:]eas1 on    
,febru>y #c1 #bjba1 ,unit$ ,nations     
,secret>y ,g5]al ,antnio ,gut]res /at$1 
,we w d ev]y?+ we c to mobilize all !   
key actors & int]national community to  
put en\gh pressure on ,myanm> to make   
sure t ?is c\p fails43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$      
,nations ,security ,c\ncil %\ld         
imm$iately impose an arms emb>go aga9/ !
 milit>y ( ,burma to prev5t ! cont9u$   
acquisition ( arms & milit>y equipm5t & 
! prolif]ation ( weapons ?r\gh\t !      
c\ntry1 & to hold ! ,tatmadaw acc\ntable
 =-- 7,a7 ongo+ violations ( human      
rights & ! security =ces' hi/ory ( grave
 abuses aga9/ peaceful prote/ors (      

milit>y rule & aga9/ ! ,roh+ya & o!r    
e?nic m9ority gr\ps2  7,b7 ob/ruct+     
humanit>ian access to civilian          
populations 9 dire ne$ ( assi/ance2     
7,c7 us+ increas+ly le?al =ce aga9/     
peaceful1 prodemocracy demon/rators2 &  
7,d7 ?reat5+ & arbitr>ily deta9+        
gov]nm5t (ficials1 activi/s1 j\rnali/s1 
/ud5ts1 & civil s]vants1 & impos+ roll+ 
int]net %utd[ns t put lives at risk2    
7#b7 ! lift+ ( a ,unit$ ,nations arms   
emb>go %\ld be cont+5t ^u ! ,tatmadaw-- 
7,a7 implem5t+ a p]man5t cease-fire2    
7,b7 releas+ ! democratically elect$    
gov]nm5t lead]s f imprisonm5t2  7,c7    
be>+ ! prim>y responsibility = gross    
human rights abuses & =c$ displacem5t   
p]petrat$ by ! ,tatmadaw's viol5t rule1 
includ+ b n limit$ to ! ,roh+ya1 ,k>51  
,rakh9e1 & ,ka*9 e?nic m9orities2  7,d7 
all[+ = consi/5t1 unimp$$ humanit>ian   
access to vuln]able civilian            
populations2  7,e7 fully re/or+ int]net 
& telecommunications access )9 ! c\ntry 
( ,burma2 &  7,f7 e/abli%+ a cle> &     

v]ifiable process to imm$iately         
transition p[] back to a democratically 
elect$ civilian-l$ gov]nm5t2 &  7#c7 !  
int]national community %\ld cont9ue to  
support civilians1 p>ticul>ly e?nic     
m9orities1 :o h be5 adv]sely affect$ by 
! c\p 9 ,burma & %\ld promote peace &   
reconciliation dialogues )9 local civil 
society4