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High Commissioner's for Human Right
- Subject: High Commissioner's for Human Right
- From: darnott@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 07:44:00
>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.