The revolution that never was
Only six weeks after Burma's generals brutally suppressed pro-democracy protests, international outrage is fading, and with it political and diplomatic pressure for change.
Campaigners say the unrelieved plight of the Burmese people is again in danger of being forgotten. In some ways, repression has actually grown worse. Theirs was the "saffron revolution" that never was.
Western diplomats say widespread condemnation of the junta, and additional sanctions imposed by the US and EU, Australia and Japan, have had limited but measurable impact.
After the violence, in which up to 200 people died and unknown thousands disappeared into the night, the UN security council formally took up Burma's case for the first time.… Seguir leyendo »