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Subject: Fwd: Rachel's dissertation more important than suffering of  Burmese

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>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 18:02:19 +0100
>To: David Arnott <darnott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>From: bagp@xxxxxxxxxx (The Burma Campaign UK)
>Subject: Rachel
>
>
>For immediate release November 8, 1999
>
>Rachel's dissertation more important than suffering of Burmese
>
>Statement by Yvette Mahon, a Director of The Burma Campaign UK:
>
>"Rachel Goldwyn who arrived back in the UK from Burma last night after
>serving only two months of a seven year prison term has shocked human
>rights activists by refusing to speak out against Burma's brutal regime or
>the appalling human rights abuses the regime is best known for.
>
>Instead she has let it be known that 'doors have been opened to her' by the
>military junta to enable her return to Burma to conduct research for a
>possible university dissertation, and that she now foresees a 'dialogue
>role' for herself with the military authorities.
>
>Human Rights activists internationally have expressed outrage at what they
>see as a 'selfish betrayal' of Burmese people.
>
>Rachel entered Burma with the intention of getting arrested against all
>advice and despite a plea from Burmese activists inside Burma that such a
>move would be counter-productive. Having sought and gained media attention
>she has since failed to use the privilege of her position to tell the story
>of Burma's suffering.
>
>Despite her claims there are in fact no legal restrictions that prevent her
>speaking about the human rights abuses that are routine in Burma. Her
>priority however appears to be her dissertation and ensuring her return to
>Burma and that is utterly shameful.
>
>The irony is that Rachel was arrested for singing a song about never
>forgetting the thousands who have died for democracy in Burma. It appears
>she's been among the first to forget."
>
>For more information contact:
>
>Yvette Mahon            Tel: 0171 281 7377      Mob: 07957 301 346
>John Jackson            Tel: 0171 281 7377      Mob: 0961 357 391
>

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