Myanmar should free all prisoners of conscience following Aung San Suu Kyi’s release

Amnesty International today welcomes the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, but calls on the government of Myanmar to immediately release all of the prisoners of conscience in the country.[…]

UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Calls for Release of Other Political Prisoners

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay welcomed Saturday the release of Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of her sentence, and urged the Myanmar authorities to also release the remaining 2,200 political prisoners in Myanamar.

“This is a positive signal that the authorities in Myanmar are willing to move forward with the serious challenge of democratic transition, and the need for national reconciliation,” Pillay said […]

Aung San Suu Kyi enfin libre!

L’Association Suisse-Birmanie salue la libération d’Aung San Suu Kyi en ce jour du 13 novembre 2010, après 15 ans et 20 jours de détention. C’est la troisième fois qu’Aung San Suu Kyi est libérée de son assignation à résidence surveillée, la dernière fois étant en 2003 […]

Pelosi Welcomes the Release of Aung San Suu Kyi from Detention in Burma

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to the news that Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been released from house arrest. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 and she is the leading advocate for democracy and human rights in Burma[…]