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THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF BURMESE ORGANISATIONS IN VICTORIA
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are writing to invite you to an informal dinner to commemorate 27 May =
1990, the day "National League for Democracy" (NLD) won a landslide =
victory in Burma.=20
The dinner will be held on
Thursday, 27 May, 1999
At=20
Praxis Centre (the old Migrant hostel)
Villa Road,
Springvale
>From 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm=20
Programme- Brief background of CRPP
Reading Statements from community organisations
Serving dinner
The 27 May 1990 was the day on which the Burmese Military Government =
held its first general elections in 25 years. NLD party led by Nobel =
Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi overwhelmingly won the election, but has been =
denied office by the Military junta up to this day.
The Military junta which became the State Law and Order Restoration =
Council (S.L.O.R.C) and more recently renamed itself the State Peace and =
Development Council has continued to rule Burma through the barrel of =
the gun, military intelligence and repressive laws, denying the Burmese =
people their most basic human rights. Thousands continue to die each =
year at the hands of this brutal and repressive regime, especially =
amongst dissident ethnic minorities, hundreds of political opponents are =
imprisoned and tortured in Burma=92s infamous gaols.=20
In August of 1998 Aung San Suu Kyi formed a "Committee of =
Representatives of Peoples Parliament" CRPP) to represent the Members of =
Parliament who are unreasonably arrested and placed under house arrest. =
Since the formation of CRPP more NLD officials and supporters have been =
arrested. Up to date there are 150 MPs and 2000 =96 3000 activists have =
been arrested.
Aung San Suu Kyi has asked for international support for CRPP, and we =
urge the international organisations and all governments of the world to =
give support to Aung San Suu Kyi in her endeavour to restore democracy =
in Burma by supporting the CRPP.
We encourage you to accept our invitation and show your support for Aung =
San Suu Kyi and CRPP.
Please confirm your attendance to Saw Ne Win on 9546 1115 by Tuesday, 26 =
May, 1999.
Yours faithfully,
Kyaw Soe Moe
(On behalf of the Joint Committee)
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THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF BURMESE ORGANISATIONS IN=20 VICTORIA
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are writing to invite you to an informal dinner to = commemorate 27 May
1990, the day "National League for = Democracy" (NLD)=20 won a landslide
victory in Burma.
The dinner will be held on
Thursday, 27 May, 1999
At
Praxis Centre (the old Migrant hostel)
Villa Road,
Springvale
>From 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm
Programme- Brief background of CRPP
Reading Statements from community organisations
Serving=20 dinner
The 27 May 1990 was the day on which the Burmese = Military=20 Government held
its first general elections in 25 years. NLD party led = by Nobel=20 Laureate
Aung San Suu Kyi overwhelmingly won the election, but has been = denied=20
office by the Military junta up to this day.
The Military junta which became the State Law and = Order=20 Restoration
Council
(S.L.O.R.C) and more recently renamed itself the = State Peace and Development
Council has continued to rule Burma = through=20 the barrel of the gun,
military
intelligence and repressive laws, = denying the=20 Burmese people their most
basic human rights. Thousands continue to die = each=20 year at the hands of
this brutal and repressive regime, especially = amongst=20 dissident ethnic
minorities, hundreds of political opponents are = imprisoned and=20
tortured in
Burma s infamous gaols.
In August of 1998 Aung San Suu Kyi formed a = "Committee of=20 Representatives
of Peoples Parliament" CRPP) to represent the = Members of=20 Parliament who
are unreasonably arrested and placed under house arrest. = Since=20 the
formation of CRPP more NLD officials and supporters have been = arrested.
Up=20
to date there are 150 MPs and 2000 3000 activists have been=20 arrested.
Aung San Suu Kyi has asked for international support = for CRPP,=20 and we
urge
the international organisations and all governments of the = world to=20 give
support to Aung San Suu Kyi in her endeavour to restore democracy = in
Burma=20
by supporting the CRPP.
We encourage you to accept our invitation and show = your support=20 for Aung
San Suu Kyi and CRPP.
Please confirm your attendance to Saw Ne Win on 9546 = 1115 by=20 Tuesday, 26
May, 1999.
Yours faithfully,
Kyaw Soe Moe
(On behalf of the Joint = Committee)
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