That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) in the week beginning 14 March 2004, Burma's military government refused entry to United Nations (UN) Human Rights Special Rapporteur, Mr Paulo Sergio Pinheiro,

(ii) Mr Pinheiro released a report into the state of human rights in Burma in January 2004, which recommended that all restrictions on freedom of expression, movement, assembly and information be lifted, and that there be no further arrests for participation in peaceful political activities, and

(iii) Mr Pinheiro was seeking to enter Burma to conduct follow-up investigations before reporting on the state of human rights in the country ahead of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva in the week beginning 28 March 2004;

(b) acknowledges that the human rights situation in Burma remains extremely grave, with severe restrictions on political freedoms and continued use of forced labour, torture, child soldiers and other serious abuses; and

(c) calls on the Government to use all diplomatic means to ensure that the Government of Burma:

(i) cooperates fully with the UN investigation,

(ii) heeds the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur's report, and

(iii) restores the rule of law to Burma.