I believe sanctions have played, and can still play, an important role in pressuring the Burmese government to stop human rights abuses. I mean, specifically, pressure for justice and to stop impunity, and for perpetrators of human rights abuses to be held accountable. I think important sanctions were on travel restrictions on individuals in the Burmese government who have been implicated in human rights violations. I think sanctions on Burmese businesses have also been effective.
There is a lot of debate on whether sanctions resulted in the few changes that have happened in Burma, and I think they have been important in pushing for those changes. I think it's important to maintain some sanctions. Sanctions were put in place originally to stop human rights violations. Now, there is a lot of talk about dropping and suspending sanctions so that businesses can go into Burma and do work, but human rights violations are still continuing. Really, we should keep sanctions so that we may encourage the Burmese government to stop these abuses and to hold perpetrators accountable.