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Joint Statement of Students and Act (r)



server wrong....that statement is for International Human-rights day,
not BLOODY COUP DAY!!!!


eyar@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> JOINT STATEMENT OF STUDENTS AND ACTIVISTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL
> HUMAN-RIGHTS DAY (DECEMBER 10th).
>
> WE, student and activist groups supporting the Democratic movement in
> Burma, are jointly releasing this statement to express concern
> regarding
>
> recent attacks on Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border and
> Burmese
> students and activists residing in Thailand.
>
> We are gravely concerned to hear of the recent attacks on Burmese
> refugee camps by the Thai military, and the subsequent death of
> ethanic
> refugees. We are also disturbed to hear of the arrest of a further
> eleven Burmese students and activists in Sankhlaburi Thailand, and
> their
>
> condition which is under threat of  forced repatriation to Burma.
>
> On International Human Rights Day 1997, we are saddened to know that
> the
>
> Thai authorities are not prepared to respect and adhere to
> internationally agreed to and accepted human rights standards. We
> believe Thailand, an active member of the United Nations, should
> actively uphold and protect the human rights of refugees seeking
> asylum
> in their country.
>
> On Human Rights Day, we call on the newly formed Thai government,
> under
> the leadership of Prime minister Mr Chuan Leekpai, to:
>
> - stop all military operations against Burmese refugees residing along
>
> the Thai-Burma border, and to fairly treat all other Burmese living in
>
> Thailand;
>
> - stop the forced repatriation of  refugees and activists from Burma,
> who are residing in Thailand;
> - immediately release the 17 people including 3 children from
> prodemocracy movement groups  in Sankhla Buri who were rounded up by
> Thai police and Army On 24-11-97, and not to deport them to Burma.
> - ensure the safety of all refugees living in the ?safe area? in
> Ratchaburi, Thailand, and to investigate claims of harassment in the
> camps.
>
> We also urge:
>
> - the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect
>
> the rights of all Burmese refugees living along the Thai-Burma border;
>
> - the UNHCR to work more closely with other local and international
> NGOs
>
> assisting refugees on the border;
>
> We also strongly condemn the arrest of two young childs by the Thai
> authorities.
>
> In the spirit of Human Rights Day, and in preparing for the 50th
> anniversary since the UN signed the Universal Declaration of Human
> Rights, we ask Primeminister Chuan Leekpai andhis government, to
> ensure
> the human rights of all Burmese living in Thailand are fully
> respected.
>
> "With great spirit of the struggle for Democracy and Human-rights in
> Burma"
>
> All Burma Basic Education Students Union
> All Burma Students' League
> All Burma Students' Democratic Organisation
> Asia-Pacific Solidarity Network
> Burmese Student Association (safe-area)
> Free Burma Coalition
> Joint Action Committee (Japan)
> -Burma Youth Volunteer Association - Japan.
> - National League for Democracy ( Liberated Area ) Japan Branch.
> - Students' Organization for Liberation of Burma.
> National League for Democracy(Liberated Area) Australia
> National League for Democracy-Liberated Area(Youth)
> Orchestra Burma
> Overseas National Students' Organisation of Burma
> Seattle Burma Roundtable
> The Burmese National Movement Comittee
>
> December 10' 1997.