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Mr. President, we urge you to publicly call for an international commission of inquiry and to take necessary steps to achieve it. We also urge you to take steps for the full protection of internally displaced persons, including independent access to camps, former areas of conflict and to conflict-affected civilians by humanitarian and human rights organizations and the media.

Sincerely,

Mr. Larry Cox, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA

Ms. Karin Ryan, Director, Human Rights Program, The Carter Center

Ms. Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House

Mr. Robert Arsenault, President, International League for Human Rights

Ms. Felice D. Gaer, Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights

Mr. A. Frank Donaghue, Chief Executive Officer, Physicians for Human Rights