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Joint Statement on 18-9-96



Joint statement Denouncing Slorc on the 8th Anniversary of the Military Coup
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			September 18, 1996
			   Tokyo Japan

	Today is the 8th anniversary of the day the military dictators, under 
the name of State Law and Order Restoration Council, stage a coup after killing
the Burmese people in order to perpetuate the military dictatorship in Burma.

	The people of Burma have endured the oppression of these fascist
military dictators since March 2, 1962. In 1988, people from all over the 
country peacefully protested against the military dictatorship. But the military 
shot them, and over 3000 unarmed demonstrators were killed. The military stage a 
coup again and founded the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC).

	Many people, including ethnic minorities, have been killed or subjected 
to arbitrary arrest, unlawful imprisonment, forced labor, and suspension of 
their rights by the Slorc since it come to power. We demand that the Slorc, 
which has committed these inhuman acts, do the following:

1.	Release unconditionally all political prisoners, including student 	
leader Min Ko Naing.

2.	Talk with the democratic forces led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to search 	
for the future of Burma.

3.	Transfer power to the National League for Democracy which won by a 	
landslide in the 1990 election.

4.	Enforce the resolutions of the United Nations concerning Burma.

	We also urge the Japanese people and the people of the rest of the world 
to firmly support the democractic forces led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and to 
pressure the Slorc to meet the above demands which can lead to the restoration 
of democracy in Burma.

	And we strongly urge the international community to take effective 
actions against the Slorc if it does not respect the above demands.

Burma Youth Volunteer Association ( Japan )
Democratic Burmese Students' Organization ( Japan )
8888 Group
National League for Democracy (Liberated Area-Japan Branch)