Burmese Junta’s Allies Call for Suu Kyi's Release GENEVA — China and other allies of the military government in Burma have joined an international call for the release of jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. India and Russia also aligned themselves with European countries and the US to demand that the Burmese junta release all political prisoners and allow them to take part in next year’s elections. The UN Human Rights Council’s 47 members unanimously adopted the resolution in Geneva as a court in the junta rejected Suu Kyi’s latest appeal for freedom on Friday. Beijing in particular has traditionally protected its southerly neighbor from criticism in the global body. Suu Kyi has been detained for about 14 of the last 20 years.
(Associated Press, October 3)
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Dear Ben,
Leaders worldwide condemned Myanmar's decision last week to extend Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's imprisonment by 18 months after finding her guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest.
It's time for global leaders to match words with actions.
While Amnesty applauds the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' condemnation of the verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, the 10-nation ASEAN bloc must ratchet up pressure for the release of Suu Kyi and thousands of other political prisoners in Myanmar.
The head of the Myanmar's ruling military junta, Than Shwe, has brushed off criticisms before, and there's little reason to believe he'll clean-up his act unless ASEAN shows that this time it means business.
That's why we're calling on ASEAN to convene a meeting of the top brass in foreign affairs from all 10 member nations to come up with concrete measures to finally address the growing human rights crisis in Myanmar.
We're turning up the heat ourselves by calling on supporters to send 10,000 postcards – instead of emails – to the Thai government, which currently chairs ASEAN. (Don't worry – we'll send the postcard for you, so you don't have to buy postage, lick stamps or find a mailbox.)
Send a postcard today demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and thousands of other political prisoners in Myanmar.
Time is running out. Vietnam will replace Thailand as chair of ASEAN at the end of next month. Critics have raised concerns that ASEAN's new human rights body will be toothless under Vietnam's leadership.1 We must ramp up our calls on Thailand to show leadership on human rights in Myanmar in order for it to make a difference in the remaining weeks of its chairmanship.
Act now. Help us send 10,000 postcards to the Thai government by September 1st to urge them to call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and thousands of other political prisoners in Myanmar.
Thank you for standing with us –
Jim, Nancy, Anil, Ulana and the rest of the Myanmar rapid response team
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