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Philippine solidarity activists call to junk junta’s election laws; urge Burma dictators to step-down
About a hundred solidarity activists under Free Burma Coalition – Philippines (FBC-Phils) today staged a protest action in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Makati City and denounced the Burmese junta’s election laws, which according to the group is a mere strategy that “effectively excludes democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and cripples all political opposition parties while putting the military government to greater advantage” […]
• • •Deaths of Migrants Must be Investigated
On February 25th 2010, in Pak Nam sub-district, Ranong province, soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division fired on a pickup truck carrying 13 undocumented migrant workers from Burma, resulting in the deaths of three migrant children. Those killed were a three or four year old, six or seven year old girl, and a 16-year-old boy. Five others were also injured during the shooting.[…]
• • •Burma’s Movement for Democracy and Ethnic Rights Launches Global Campaign Against 2010 Elections
In response to the military regime’s new election laws, Burma’s movement for democracy and rights of ethnic nationalities launched a global campaign today condemning the upcoming elections as shutting the door to any prospects for genuine democracy and national reconciliation. The Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 Military Elections calls on the international community to denounce these elections and refuse to recognize the results […]
• • •Our Position on Burma’s Military Election Laws
Our coalition of Ten Alliances strongly condemns the regime’s undemocratic election laws released last week and sees them as confirmation that upcoming polls will only serve to legitimize a military selection, and will in no way be genuinely democratic elections. […]
• • •Nyi Nyi Aung Release – Generals Keep Playing Their Games
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of Nyi Nyi Aung, an American Burmese arrested last year while visiting his sick mother, but warned that the generals are once again playing games with the international community, and that the release is designed to divert attention from the recently published election laws, which have been widely condemned. […]
• • •American Nyi Nyi Aung Released from Prison in Burma
Returning Shortly to the United States
The Burmese junta released prisoner of conscience Nyi Nyi Aung from prison on Thursday, March 18, 2010; he will be arriving in the United States late Friday afternoon.
In response to his release, Freedom Now President Jared Genser said, “We’re thrilled that Nyi Nyi is returning to the United States and will be reunited with his fiancé shortly. While we are pleased the junta has released him, he never should have been imprisoned in the first place. […]
Australia supports UN Commission of Inquiry into Crimes in Burma
In a major victory for Burma campaigners Australia is the first country to publicly announce its support for a UN Commission of Inquiry into human rights abuses in Burma.
In a statement at the UN Human Rights Council earlier this week Australia’s representative to the council, Angela Robinson, said: “Australia would support investigating possible options for a United Nations commission of inquiry”. […]
Burmese Democracy Activists Protest against the Electoral Laws Announced by the Military Regime
Today, over 200 Burmese democracy activists in India staged a protest rally at Janta Mantar, New Delhi against the undemocratic new electoral laws of the military regime for 2010 elections. On 8th March, the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) released five sets of new electoral laws to govern the upcoming elections in 2010, and the date is yet to be announced […]
• • •Italian Confederation of Workers Trade Union Condemns Junta’s Election Laws
The CISL harshly condemns the Burmese military junta and the unacceptable new election law that prohibits Burmese heroine Aung San Suu Kyi and the over 2,100 other political detainees from becoming candidates or voting in the upcoming elections.
This law is the tragic confirmation of the total lack of credibility of these elections […]
Letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Your Excellency,
We, United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), have the honour to submit this letter of suggestions to help you put appropriate pressure on the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) which has one‐sidedly promulgated the election laws which are not accordance with the UN’s suggestions. The laws are also against the opinions of international community and the actual desires of the people of Myanmar. […]
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