The Chairman of Liberal Forum Pakistan, Anees Jillian and Sparc Protection Manager Sindh Kashif Bajeer in a press statement has drawn the attention of the people of Pakistan and the governmental authorities, to the plight of Burma's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who celebrated her 63rd birthday alone, under house arrest on June 19.
She is now in her 13th year of detention yet she has committed no crime. She is imprisoned for peacefully calling for freedom and democracy in Burma.
She isn't allowed to see family or friends as all visitors are banned. Her phone line is cut and her post is intercepted. Aung San Suu Kyi is now serving her third term of house arrest. She was arrested on May 30, 2003 after the regime's militia attacked her convoy and killed up to 100 of her supporters. It is time for Burma to be set free. Aung San Suu Kyi is a modern icon of moral courage.
They have asked the Burmese regime to free Aung San Suu Kyi and the other 1,919 political prisoners in Burma. It is time for justice and human rights to prevail. For many years now the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) of Burma has said that it is committed to bringing democracy to Burma. However, while Aung San Suu Kyi and so many other political prisoners remain in detention, claims that Burma is moving towards democracy lack all credibility.
The international community has failed to address the political problems in Burma or put pressure on the regime for fear of offending the generals and losing access to deliver humanitarian aid. However, Burma's current humanitarian crisis is being caused by a political problem, a dictatorship that refuses to allow aid to reach the people, and Aung San Suu Kyi is key to solving that political problem.
Further they have urged the Burmese regime to demonstrate its stated commitment to democracy by immediately releasing Aung San Suu Kyi and all of Burma's political prisoners. There can be no progress in Burma while Aung San Suu Kyi is not free. He has also asked the government of Pakistan, particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to play its role in getting democracy restored in Burma at the earliest.
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