Australian Senate

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A motion by Senator Margaret Reid was agreed to by the Senate, 20 June 1995

The Senate

a. Notes that on June 19 1995, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 50th
birthday under house arest by the military junta in Burma and that the
sixth anniversary of her arrest falls on 20 July 1995;

b. abhors this gross violation of the rights of a woman who has received
more than 20 international commendationsfor her refusal to be cowed by the
threats of the dictators;

c. objects to the extreme cynicism of the Burmese Government exercises in
continuing to keep Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in detention as a bargaining chip
or pawn in their negotiations to attract overseas aid and investment which
has been cut by western countries since the killings of 1988; and

d. calls on the international community to increase sanctions against the
State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) whose detention order on
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expires on 19 July 1995 and for the SLORC to release
her unconditionally.

posted by Gehan Wijeyewardene gew400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx