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      Exiles call for release of women political prisoners in Burma

June 19, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

            Burmese government continues to detain at least one hundred
women political prisoners and their health condition continues to
deteriorate in various jails, according to Thailand-based Assistance
Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). The statement "Female
Political Prisoners in Burma" released today on the 56th Birthday of
Burma's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave the names of 90 women
political prisoners with the sentences they are undergoing.

Despite the recent release of some political prisoners, including two
prominent ethnic political leaders in Burma, more than one thousand
political prisoners remain in jail.

"The health of female prisoners also continues to deteriorate as a
result of relentless torture, inadequate food and inappropriate
accommodations in prison", it said. "The lack of medicine and the
non-existent access to any sort of decent medical attention also
contributes to the rapid decline of their health".

It has called for immediate release of all women political prisoners in
Burma.

Women in Burma have played and continue to play an active role in the
struggle against the military oppression. After the military took over
power in September 1988, several women pro-democracy activists have been
arrested and subjected to long and arbitrary prison sentences by the
ruling military government for their non-violent political activities.
Many of them were denied legal representation and sentenced for life
imprisonment.

Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi herself
remains under house arrest since September last year even after her
formal release from six-year house arrest in 1995.



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<center><b><u><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>Exiles call for release
of women political prisoners in Burma</font></font></u></b></center>

<p><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>June 19, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Burmese government continues to detain at least one hundred women political
prisoners and their health condition continues to deteriorate in various
jails, according to Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners (Burma). The statement "Female Political Prisoners in Burma"
released today on the 56th Birthday of Burma's democratic leader Aung San
Suu Kyi gave the names of 90 women political prisoners with the sentences
they are undergoing.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Despite the recent release of some political prisoners,
including two prominent ethnic political leaders in Burma, more than one
thousand political prisoners remain in jail.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"The health of female prisoners also continues to deteriorate
as a result of relentless torture, inadequate food and inappropriate accommodations
in prison", it said. "The lack of medicine and the non-existent access
to any sort of decent medical attention also contributes to the rapid decline
of their health".</font>
<p><font size=+1>It has called for immediate release of all women political
prisoners in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Women in Burma have played and continue to play an active
role in the struggle against the military oppression. After the military
took over power in September 1988, several women pro-democracy activists
have been arrested and subjected to long and arbitrary prison sentences
by the ruling military government for their non-violent political activities.
Many of them were denied legal representation and sentenced for life imprisonment.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu
Kyi herself remains under house arrest since September last year even after
her formal release from six-year house arrest in 1995.</font>
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