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October 24th, 2008
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Myanmar’s most well known political prisoner, democracy leader and Nobel Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent a total 13 years in detention as of today, 24 October 2008. According to our information, her lawyer has therefore requested another meeting with her to discuss an appeal against her detention. For more information on this appeal, please click here.
Three weeks ago, the Burma Campaign UK asked those concerned about the present situation in Myanmar to email the UN demanding they work for the release of political prisoners. The UN has since received thousands of emails, and last week Ban Ki-Moon stated that he wanted to see the release of political prisoners as a sign of progress for when he visits the country in December. It is the first time he has linked his visit with the release of political prisoners. To read more, please go to: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/un_action.hml
Last year, following the brutal suppression of peaceful protests in Burma, special advisor to the UN Professor Ibrahim Gambari was given assurances that arrests of political activists would end. Despite this, there are now almost twice as many political prisoners as there were before the uprising. The recent amnesty of 9,002 prisoners, including long-standing PEN case Win Tin was a welcome development. Nevertheless, there are still over 2,000 political prisoners, imprisoned in violation of their right to free expression, in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Please send appeals:
- Protesting the continued detention of English PEN Honorary Member Aung San Suu Kyi;
- Urging the authorities to release all those imprisoned in violation of their right to free expression
Appeals to:
Senior General Than Shwe
Chairman, State Peace and Development Council
c/o Ministry of Defence
Naypyitaw
Union of Myanmar
Nyaw Win
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Naypyitaw
Union of Myanmar
Please also send appeals to the Burmese representative in the UK:
His Excellency HE U Nay Win
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
19A Charles Street
Berkeley Square
London W1J 5DX
Originally posted with the url: www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/bulletins/myanmarlawyerrequestsappealmeeting/
