Agenda Item 17: Human Rights Defenders. (statement mainly on Malaysia). "...The military regime in Burma seems bent on reducing the number of human rights defenders and educators to the level of an endangered species. While time does not permit me to name all of them, I wish to draw your attention to the case of Mrs San San Nwe, sentenced to 10 years in 1994, partly for speaking with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. Mrs San San Nwe is being held under atrocious conditions, she cannot even stand up in her low-ceilinged cell, and is only allowed 15 minutes of speech per day!..."