Dear Ban Ki-moon I am writing to urge you to take the lead on Burma and to renew efforts to pressure Burma’s generals to enter into dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi and genuine ethnic representatives. It is clear that the dictatorship’s so-called roadmap to democracy is a sham process. The election laws have prevented Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy from participating and fake elections due on 7 November 2010 will bring in a constitution designed to maintain military rule. There is also growing concern that the process could lead to renewed conflict and instability in Burma. The dictatorship’s new constitution does not grant ethnic people any real level of autonomy, or grant any protection of ethnic cultures. Many of the largest ceasefire groups have refused the regime’s demands to become border guard forces. There is a real risk of the Burmese Army attacking ceasefire groups, resulting in a huge humanitarian and human rights crisis. Burma’s generals have rejected every attempt to make this a more credible process. Instead of trying to reform the election process, the UN should focus on implementation of UN Security Council and UN General Assembly demands that the dictatorship enter into genuine tri-partite dialogue. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.