Europe, February 12th,1997: Open le (r)

[nin@xxxxxx]

Subject: Re: Europe, February 12th,1997: Open letter to the Presidency of the Eur

> Hey BCN, 
> 
> how do we sign up, We endorse this Open Letter,
> dawn star, Paris
> Free Burma Action Group France
> Euro-Burmanet
 ..............................................
	Hello Gijs,

	Yes, some organizations also ask the same question, how could
	they sign up?  
	
	NiNi
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> > From: bcn@xxxxxxxxx (Burma Centrum Nederland)
> > Subject: Europe, February 12th,1997: Open letter to the Presidency of the European Union
> > 
> > Europe, February 12th,1997
> > Open letter to the Presidency of the European Union
> > 
> > The
> > Burma Action Group (UK)
> > Burma Action Ireland
> > KWIA steungroep inheemse volkeren (Belgium)
> > Info Birmanie (France)
> > Association Suisse Birmanie
> > Danish Burma Committee
> > Finnish Burma Committee
> > Burma Centrum Nederland
> > call upon Hans van Mierlo, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,
> > and currently holding the Presidency of the European Union, to urge member
> > states of ASEAN and the EU to give their strongest encouragement to the
> > commencement of dialogue between Burma's junta (State Law and Order
> > Restoration Council (Slorc)), the democracy movement led by Aung San Suu Kyi
> > and ethnic nationality leaders, to achieve the peaceful resolution of the
> > long-term crisis plaguing Burma. It is only after this that Burma should be
> > welcomed as a member of ASEAN and the world community.
> > We urge the participants of the 12th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting to work in
> > focused cooperation for an immediate cessation of human rights violations by
> > Slorc.
> > Tension in Burma is rising to a point comparable to that in 1988.  Physical
> > attacks by the Slorc's civil front organization USDA on Aung San Suu Kyi,
> > vicious attacks by the state media and a recent death-threat by the
> > Slorc-minister of Transport add to the concern for her security. Diplomats
> > in Rangoon have already warned that the possibility of an assasination
> > should not be dismissed. Snipers are reported around her compound.
> > The latest documented violations against the Ethnic groups took place only
> > last week on January 28th, when Slorc and the Slorc-organized Democratic
> > Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) violated Thailand's borders and attacked 3 Karen
> > refugee camps, in the Thai border area near Mae Sot. This action follows on
> > the January 3rd mortar attacks and military raid on the Karenni refugee and
> > student camps near Mae Hong Son, on the North-West border of Thailand. More
> > attacks are expected.
> > These human rights abuses violate the very spirit and letter of Burma's
> > Union Day national holiday, which falls on February 12th. It is extremely
> > urgent that the participants of the 12th ASEAN - EU Ministerial Meeting use
> > their good offices in both formal and informal meetings, to effect the
> > Slorc's immediate cessation of human rights atrocities.
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > BCN is onafhankelijke stichting. Doel: Nederlandse samenleving informeren
> > over Burma. Het initieert en co-ordineert aktiviteiten die democratisering
> > en duurzame ontwikkeling bevorderen. Het geeft een positieve bijdrage aan
> > een constructieve dialoog tussen de diverse groeperingen.
> > 
> > BCN
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> > THE NETHERLANDS
> > (31)20-6716952 (tel)
> > (31)20-6713513 (fax)
> > 
> > LIST OF BURMA WEB RESOURCES
> > 
> > Just remember one website:
> > 
> > http://FreeBurma.org
> > 
> > This single page serves only as an easy to remember URL and departure
> > point to resources promoting the establishment of democracy in Burma.
> 
> 

Khin Ni Ni Thein          E-mail: nin@xxxxxx        tel. +31-15-2151729 
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