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High Commissioner's for Human Right



>1 September 2000
>
>  HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS ON MYANMAR GOVERNMENT TO RESOLVE
>                       STANDOFF WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI
>
>
>      I  am deeply concerned about reports of the violation of the rights to
>freedom  of  movement and expression of respected human rights defender and
>Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.
>
>      Police stopped Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League
>for  Democracy  (NLD), on 24 August as she headed out of Yangon to meet NLD
>members south of the capital. The tyres of her car were reportedly let out,
>and  her  way  was  blocked  by  two lorries.  Despite her insistence to be
>allowed  to attend the party meeting, the Government has reportedly refused
>to let her proceed.
>
>      She  and  a  number  of other NLD leaders who were travelling with her
>have been stranded on the roadside for nine days now.
>
>      I  am following the situation closely, and am very concerned about the
>well-being  of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD leaders and associates involved
>in the stand-off.
>
>      The  denial  of the freedom of movement and expression is the negation
>of  some  of the most fundamental human rights. I call on the Government of
>Myanmar  to  take the necessary steps to resolve the situation in line with
>international human rights standards.
>
>      I,  like the Secretary-General of the United Nations, believe that the
>latest situation underlines the urgency of national reconciliation.  I urge
>the  two  sides  to engage, as soon as possible, in a substantive political
>dialogue,  as  called for by a series of resolutions adopted by the General
>Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights.