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Statement in support of Burmese Dem
- Subject: Statement in support of Burmese Dem
- From: burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:25:00
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Statement in Support of the Restoration of Democracy in Burma
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We, delegates to the 17th Conference of the International Peace Research =
Association gathered at the University of Durban-Westville in South =
Africa on 23-26 June 1998, noting with concern the following:
1. That Burma has been under military dictatorship since 1962
2. That in August 1988 as a result of extreme political and economic =
hardships, Burma erupted in massive uprisings demanding the restoration =
of democracy
3. That these peaceful protests culminated in the 8.8.88 massacre of =
40 000 people in the streets of Rangoon alone =20
4. That the results of the election of 27 March 1990 have been =
annulled by the military junta=20
5. That the National League for Democracy led by the Nobel Peace =
Laureate , Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which emerged victorious in the 1990 =
election with over 82% of the popular vote has been denied access to =
state power and faces continued harassment and intimidation
6. That Aung San Suu Kyi=1B$B!G=1B(Bs activities have been constrained =
even after her release from detention in 1995
7. That ordinary Burmese civilians suffer constant human rights abuses =
in the form of forced labour , forced relocation, forced exile, =
arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, rape and sexual =
subjugation, political and other forms of intimidation;=20
Call on the military authorities in Rangoon:
1. To accept Aung San Suu Kyi=1B$B!G=1B(Bs persistent offer of dialogue =
and reconciliation
2. To honour the results of the 1990 election and convene Parliament =
expeditiously
3. To respect the human rights of its citizens and to desist from the =
abuses referred to above.=20
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IPRA is an independent international high-profile non-governmental =
organisation with regional affiliates in Africa (African Peace Research =
Association - AFPRA), in the Asia-Pacific area (Asia - Pacific Peace =
Research Association - APPRA), in Latin America (Latin American Peace =
Research Association - CLAIP), in North America (Consortium on Peace =
Research, Education and Development - COPRED) and in Europe (European =
Peace Research Association - EuPRA) and national branches in various =
countries. IPRA also has representation at the UN and works with UNESCO. =
IPRA, established during the height of the Cold War, attempts to =
actively encourage and pursue the study of Peace as an alternative to =
violence and conflict. IPRA=1B$B!G=1B(Bs objective is to advance =
interdisciplinary research into the conditions of peace and causes of =
war and other forms of violence. Among other concerns IPRA promotes =
studies on the impact of global and domestic economic inequalities, =
ecological disturbance, militarization, poverty and gross violations of =
human rights. Further, IPRA focuses on the processes of national and =
transnational conflict management and resolution. The IPRA Conferences =
have been held (with a few exceptions) biennially since 1965.
The 17th IPRA Conference is held at the University of Durban-Westville, =
Durban, South Africa from 23-26 June 1998. It is the first time in its =
long history that an IPRA Conference held on the continent of Africa.
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D""><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><FONT =
face=3DArial>Statement=20
in Support of the Restoration of Democracy in=20
Burma</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D""><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>We, =
delegates to the=20
17th Conference of the International Peace Research Association gathered =
at the=20
University of Durban-Westville in South Africa on 23-26 June 1998, =
noting=20
with concern the following:</FONT></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DArial>1. That Burma has=20
been under military dictatorship since 1962<BR>2. That in August =
1988 as a=20
result of extreme political and economic hardships, Burma erupted in =
massive=20
uprisings demanding the restoration of democracy<BR>3. That these =
peaceful=20
protests culminated in the 8.8.88 massacre of 40 000 people in the =
streets=20
of Rangoon alone <BR>4. That the results of the election =
of 27=20
March 1990 have been annulled by the military junta <BR>5. That =
the=20
National League for Democracy led by the Nobel Peace Laureate , Daw Aung =
San Suu=20
Kyi, which emerged victorious in the 1990 election with over 82% of the =
popular=20
vote has been denied access to state power and faces continued =
harassment and=20
intimidation<BR>6. That Aung San Suu Kyi’s activities have =
been=20
constrained even after her release from detention in 1995<BR>7. =
That=20
ordinary Burmese civilians suffer constant human rights abuses in the =
form of=20
forced labour , forced relocation, forced exile, arbitrary detention,=20
extrajudicial killings, rape and sexual subjugation, political and other =
forms=20
of intimidation;</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>Call on =
the military=20
authorities in Rangoon:</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DArial>1. To accept Aung=20
San Suu Kyi’s persistent offer of dialogue and =
reconciliation<BR>2. =20
To honour the results of the 1990 election and convene Parliament=20
expeditiously<BR>3. To respect the human rights of its citizens =
and to=20
desist from the abuses referred to above.</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DArial></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>IPRA is an independent international high-profile=20
non-governmental organisation with regional affiliates in Africa =
(African Peace=20
Research Association - AFPRA), in the Asia-Pacific area (Asia - Pacific =
Peace=20
Research Association - APPRA), in Latin America (Latin American Peace =
Research=20
Association - CLAIP), in North America (Consortium on Peace Research, =
Education=20
and Development - COPRED) and in Europe (European Peace Research =
Association -=20
EuPRA) and national branches in various countries. IPRA also has =
representation=20
at the UN and works with UNESCO. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial>IPRA, established during the height of the Cold =
War,=20
attempts to actively encourage and pursue the study of Peace as an =
alternative=20
to violence and conflict. IPRA’s objective is to advance =
interdisciplinary=20
research into the conditions of peace and causes of war and other forms =
of=20
violence. Among other concerns IPRA promotes studies on the impact of =
global and=20
domestic economic inequalities, ecological disturbance, militarization, =
poverty=20
and gross violations of human rights. Further, IPRA focuses on the =
processes of=20
national and transnational conflict management and resolution. The IPRA=20
Conferences have been held (with a few exceptions) biennially since=20
1965.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT face=3DArial>The =
<B>17<SUP>th</SUP> IPRA=20
Conference</B> is held at the University of Durban-Westville, Durban, =
South=20
Africa from 23-26 June 1998<I>. </I>It is the first time in its long =
history=20
that an IPRA Conference held on the continent of=20
Africa</FONT>.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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