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Karen Solidarity Organization's Sta
KAREN SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION
Statement No.1/97
1. The SLORC?s military junta today, under a well-planned strategy and
capitalizing on their military might are systematically committing
genocide over the Karen minorities.
Hence it becomes a historic duty to unite and form an organization to
counter the in-human acts of the SLORC. For the very survival and to be
left in peace, the organization was successfully formed on 31.8.97,
comprising of patriotic monks, students, workers, farmers and
intellects.
2. The aim of KSO is to promote peace, liberty and equality, uplifting
the prestige and solidarity of the Karen national. KSO will strive for
the benefits of the entire Karen nation, without any discrimination as
to sex, religion, locality, tribes, class and political organizations.
3. K.S.O while striving hard for the Karens, will at the same time helps
or co-operate with the affairs of other ethnic minorities and democratic
allies.
4. The affairs of Karen refugees and workers who are displaced into
Thailand will be emphasized and promptly handled. At the same time for
those Karen in Burma, who are displaced or force to relocate from their
homeland due to military operations will also be similarly handled.
5. K.S.O has been formed by the following patriots:
Patronage board
1. Saw Ba Soe Gay
2. Saw Franklin Thein
3. Pah Doh Terence
Central Executive Committee members are
1. Saw W. Po Ni President
2. Mahn R. Ba Zan Vice-president
3. Mahn Aung Htay General Secretary
4. Mahn Win Kyi Secretary (1)
5. Saw Pi Htoo Chit Secretary (2)
6. Saw Mu Head of National Security Department
7. S? Than Naing Deputy head of National Security Department
8. Mahn Awa Phaung Head of Finance Department
9. Naw Paw Ta Su Deputy Head of Finance Department
10. Saw Tin Maunng Oo Head of Foreign Affair
11. Saw Khu Wah Deputy head of Foreign Affair
12. Mahn Hta Ma Naint Head of News and Information Department
13. Saw Kaw Htoo (BJ) Deputy Head of News and Information
Department
14. Saw Po K? Ne Head of Youth Affair Department
15. Khun Ler Wah Head of Students Affair Department
16. Saw Clyde Head of Health Department
17. Saw Lay Kler Head of Education Department
18. Naw Pa Mu Head of Women Affair
19. Saw Aye Htoo Aung Head of Religious Department
20. Saw Shu Wah Head of Common Karen language Implementation
and Research Department
21. Saw Thein Paw Di Head of Karen Arts and Culture Department
6. K.S.O proudly declare to strive hard for the Karen. To bring about
national reconciliation and solidarity.
Central Executive Committee
Karen Solidarity Organization
3rd , September 1997.
KAREN SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION
Principal Constitution
I. Aims
(A). Peace.
(B). Equality.
(C). Liberty.
(D). Uplifting Karen National Dignity.
(E). Solidarity.
II. Objectives
(A). In establishing internal peace -
(1). Nationwide ceasefire.
(2). All problems will be solved through peaceful negotiations and
not by violence.
(3). Present national conflicts must be settled by Tri-party
negotiations :
- All Ethnic Nationalities
- Democracy forces
- (SLORC)State Law and Order Restoration Council.
(B). In establishing equality -
(1). Complete human rights for everybody in all ethnic
nationalities.
(2). Every ethnic nationality in the union shall enjoy
full national and Democratic Rights.
(C). In establishing liberty -
(1). The Karen state must be established.
(2). The rights and privileges of Self Determination, Judicature
and Laws must be granted.
(3). The Karen state must is an autonomous state and have self
determination in the Federal Union.
(4). National armed forces are a must for Karen national security.
(5). Sovereignty over social, economic and political affairs in the
Karen State.
(D). In uplifting Karen National Dignity -
(1). To carry out and extend traditional Karen culture.
(2). To establish a Karen National School system, an arts and
culture museum and a historical military museum.
(E). In establishing Solidarity -
(1). Karen National convention or congress must be held.
(2). To draw up a Karen National constitution.
(3). For national reconciliation and solidarity participation of
Karen people from urban, rural, overseas, above and under
ground political organizations.
III. K.S.O?s foes are :-
(a). Exploitionist systems
(b). Slavery systems
(c). Narrow and superior minded racism.
(d). Authoritarian and party-egoism.
(e). SLORC military junta, which has elements of all the above.
IV. K.S.O?s friends are :-
(1). In Karen Society :
(a). Karen manual workers
(b). Karen farmers
(c). Karen Youth, Students, Women, Clerical and Secretarial
staffs, Traders and Businessman, Artists, Technicians and
Intellectuals, etc..
(d). Karen Social, Political and Religious organizations.
(e). Overseas Karens
(2). Brotherly Ethnic Nationalities in Burma :
(a). Workers
(b). Farmers
(c). Youth, Students, Women, Clerical and Secretarial staffs,
Traders and Businessman, Artists, Technicians and
Intellectuals, etc..
(d). Democratic forces and anti Slorc multi-party organizations.
(3). Overseas friends are :
(a). International Labour Organizations
(b). International students, Youth, Women Organization and
Democracy forces. etc...
(c). Non-Governmental Organizations and all sympathetic nations
to the Karen cause.
V. Urgent tasks to be done are :-
(a). Nationwide ceasefire.
(b). Tri-parties negotiation after ceasefire.
(c). K.S.O must be nation wide.
(d). Karen national convention must be carried out.
(e). Karen national reconciliation must be carried out urgently.
(f). Common Language and literature for Karen must be created.
(g). Rescue and protection measure must be carried out
immediately for Karen refugees in Thailand.
(h). Public Relations Department, to be established and
implemented for Karen National reconciliation and Solidarity.
(i). K.S.O?s journals must be published and issued.
VI. K.S.O?s Center Committee Structures
Patronage board.
- Buddhist Concern : -1.
: -2.
: -3.
- Christian Concern : -1.
: -2.
: -3.
-Karen Patriots : -1. Saw Ba Soe Gay
: -2. Saw Franklin Thein
: -3. Pah Doh Terence
Central Executive Committee:-
* president: Saw W. Po Ni
vice-president: Mahn R. Ba Zan
* General Secretary: Mahn Aung Htay
Joint Secretary (i) Mahn Win Kyi
Joint Secretary (ii) Saw Pi Htoo Chit
* National Security Department Head: Saw Mu
Deputy head: S? Than Naing
* Head of Finance Department: Mahn Awa Phaung
Deputy head: Naw Paw Ta Su
* Head of Foreign affair: Saw Tin Maung Oo
Deputy head: Saw Khu Wah
* Head of News and Information Department: Mahn Hta Ma Naint
Deputy head: Saw Kaw Htoo (B.J)
* Head of health Department: Saw Clyde
* Head of Education Department: Saw Lay Kler
* Head of Religious Department: Saw Aye Htoo Aung
* Head of Youth Department: Saw Po K? Ne
* Head of Women Affair Department: Naw Pa Mu
* Head of Common Karen Language Implementation and Research:
Saw Shu Wah
* Head of Karen Arts and Culture Department: Thein Paw Di
* Head of Student Affair Department: Khun Ler Wah
Note: : Central committee shall be expended whenever required.
VII. K.S.O?s Three National Duties
(1). To initiate Karen National Convention.
(2). To uplift Karen National Prestige, Liberty and Equality.
(3). To initiate Karen National reconciliation and Solidarity.
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