This is the single largest source of revenue flowing into the hands of these criminals. So I think it is critical that we cut it off.
Editor's note · Context
Andrews stresses the need to cut off oil and gas revenues to the Burmese leaders.
Share
More from Thomas H. Andrews
We have not called him on this. We have not exercised the various tools that we have available to hold this government accountable.
But reforms that President Thein Sein has announced should indeed be recognized, but we should also recognize that Burma, the progress that we have seen in Burma can easily be reversed.
There was a great battle here in the halls of Congress, as you recall, when those of us who believe that economic and diplomatic pressure should be exerted upon the military regime of Burma.
the impunity has to stop. Those who have committed these gross human rights violations, and they're very well documented, need to be held to account.





