Burma-U.S. Relations

"By the end of September 2007, the Burmese military regime had suppressed with force anti-regime protests that began in late August, escalated in midSeptember, and were led by Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists. This drew new protests from the United States over the regime's abusive human rights record. According to human rights reports by the U.S. State Department and private organizations, Burma's poor record worsened in 2004, 2005, and 2006. These reports have laid out a familiar pattern of government and military abuses of civilians. As in the past, U.S. diplomatic initiatives in September 2007 did not prevent the regime's crackdown." Source: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

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