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 PLHumanRightsWatch/AsiatodaywelcomedtheunconditionalreleaseofDawAungSanSuuOKyiafternearlysixyearsindetention,q>qandq>qthefactthatshehasbeenallowedtoholdapressOconference,q?qseeminglyq?qwithoutinterferencefromtheStateLawandOrderRestorationCouncilO(SLORC).HerreleasecomesafteryearsofinternationalpressureontheSLORC,includingOfiveresolutionsbytheUNGeneralAssemblyandindividualpressurefromnumerousOgovernments,includingtheU.S.,JapanandmembersoftheEuropeanUnion.HumanORightsWatch/Asiabelievesthatwithoutfullrestorationofbasichumanrights,includingOfreedomofassociation,speech,assemblyandthepress,itisunlikelythatthekindofpoliticalOdevelopmentcalledforbyAungSanSuuKyicantakeplace.LL"Bykeepingthelidontight,SLORCmayfeelitcanaffordtoreleaseAungSanSuuKyi,Owhileenticingforeigntradeandinvestment,"saidZunettaLiddell,ResearchAssociateatOHumanRightsWatch/Asia."Ifthereisanyhopeofrestoringbasichumanrightsandcivilian,Odemocraticrule,internationalpressuremustbemaintained,"sheadded.LLHumanRightsWatch/AsiahopedthatongoingqFq0000qFqmeetingsbetweenAungSanSuuKyiandP	J/r-- Pthreeseniormembersofherparty,theNationalLeagueforDemocracy(NLD)whichwonOthe1990electioninBurmaoverwhelmingly,indicatesthatBurmesecitizenswillnowbefreeOtoparticipateinthepoliticalprocess,asistheirrightunderinternationallaw.TwoofthoseOwhovisitedher,UTinOoandUKyiMaungwerethemselvesonlyreleasedfromprisoninOMarch1995andUKyiMaunghadbeendetainedforfourdaysasrecentlyasJune11.OHundredsofotherNLDmembersandsupporters,includingsixteenelectedMps,remaininOdetentioninBurma,manyofthemsentencedbymilitarytribunalsbetween1988and1992OunderBurma'sdraconianlaws.AllofthemaredebarredfromstandingascandidatesinanyOfutureelectionswhichmaytakeplaceinBurma,underalawintroducedbytheSLORCinOApril1991.Theyshouldallnowbeimmediatelyandunconditionallyreleased.LLHumanRightsWatch/AsianotedthatevenwhileAungSanSuuKyiisreleasedqMqernedqMqthattheOoverallhumanrightssituationinBurmaisworsening.OnJune16,1995theInternationalOCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)announceditwillcloseitsofficeinRangoonaftertheOfailureofnegotiationstoallowthemaccesstoBurma'scentres.OffensivesqNqhavealsobeenOrenewdqNqagainstethnicminoritygroups,includingtheKarenniNationalitiesPeople'sPartyOwhichhadsignedaceasefirewiththeSLORCasrecentlyasMarch1995.qRqqRqInaddition,Ocivilianscontinuetobeforcedtoworkasportersforthearmy.TheyareroutinelyabusedOandmanydeathshaqSqvqSqebeenreported.AstheSLORChasmovedtoattractinternationalOinvestment,atleastonemillionpeoplehavebeenputtoworkfornopayandinappallingOconditionstorebuildBurma'slongneglectedinfrastructure.LLWiththispatternofabusecontinuingacrossthecountry,HumanRightsWatch/AsiaurgestheOinternationalcommunitytoensurethatqVqrrqVqallqVqssqVqthebasicrecommendationsconcerninghumanOrightsintheUNResolutionofDecember2,1994arefulfilled,especially"anendtoOviolationsoflifeandtheintegrityofthehumanbeing,toputanendtotorture,abuseofOwomenandforcedlabor."Inaddition,atthemeetingoftheAssociationofSouthEastAsianONations(ASEAN)inBruneibeginningonJuly29,governmentsshouldurgeBurmatoresumeOconstructivenegotiationswiththeICRConconfidentialaccesstoprisoners.LTXyXX
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