The UN's silence on Burma

In Burma, pro democracy activists have started protesting the dictatorship of the junta regime. Since August 19th the people of Burma are suffering because of the cancellation of fuel subsidies which shot prices through the roof. About 90% of Burma is on or below the poverty line and cannot handle this stress.
The response of the junta to these protests has been demonstrated in countless acts of violence. They have sent security agents and gangs working for the junta to injure and arrest protesters. Among these are activists who had participated in the 1988 democracy movement.
The junta has destroyed more villages of ethnic minorities than have been in even Darfur. They support the drug trade, resulting in addiction and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Burma. There has not been a word of aid or even acknowledgment from the United Nations of the plight in Burma. This negligence on the part of the UN is incredulous...especially considering how they turned a blind eye, refusing to act during the Rwanda genocide of 1994.

It really surprises me how people (the UN is only one example) are so hypocritical as to declare protection of human rights and equality and then casually turn away from an act of injustice such as the plight being suffered by Burma now. Especially with all the clout the UN has they ought to be one of the first groups of leaders jumping in to their aid. The Burmese people are protesting for democracy...something we already have and in which we strongly believe. They are being bludgeoned and imprisoned by their government for fighting for an ideal they share with the UN...and they have done nothing...yet. Hopefully that will change.

This situation is similar to the current event I read up on last week...in Ghana. The government has been trying to shrug off the conviction of a man who embezzled money and exploited his country, perhaps to keep their demons where they are. They are trying to claim justice from the government which they deserve as much as anybody.