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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 =
organization 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 is to be held on the continent of =
Africa.

Delegates are Professor of Laws, Prof of Political Sciences, Directors =
from Justices and Peace studies, Historian, Social Scientists, Peace =
Researchers, Human Rights Lawyers coming from UK, USA, Japan, =
Philippines, India, Egypt, Sudan, Swaziland, Kenya, Denmark, Israel, =
Canada, Belgium, Burundi, Sweden, Hawati, Argentina, Scotland, =
Guatemala, Nigeria, Macedonia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Mexico and  South =
Africa. Over 200 delegates are attended.=20

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Statement =
in Support of=20
the Restoration of Democracy in Burma</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D3><STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></STRONG>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>We, delegates to the =
17th Conference=20
of the International Peace Research Association gathered at <FONT=20
color=3D#000000>the University&nbsp; </FONT>of Durban-Westville in South =
Africa on=20
23-26 June 1998, noting with concern the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>1.&nbsp; That Burma has =
been under=20
military dictatorship since 1962<BR>2.&nbsp; That in August 1988 as a =
result of=20
extreme political and economic hardships, Burma erupted in massive =
uprisings=20
demanding the restoration of democracy<BR>3.&nbsp; That these peaceful =
protests=20
culminated in the 8.8.88 massacre of&nbsp; 40 000 people in the streets =
of=20
Rangoon alone&nbsp; <BR>4.&nbsp; That the results of the election =
of&nbsp; 27=20
March 1990 have been annulled by the military junta <BR>5.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; That Aung San Suu Kyi&rsquo;s activities have =
been=20
constrained even after her release from detention in 1995<BR>7.&nbsp; =
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>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Call on the military =
authorities in=20
Rangoon:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>1.&nbsp; To accept Aung =
San Suu=20
Kyi&rsquo;s persistent offer of dialogue and reconciliation<BR>2.&nbsp; =
To=20
honour the results of the 1990 election and convene Parliament=20
expeditiously<BR>3.&nbsp; To respect the human rights of its citizens =
and to=20
desist from the abuses referred to above.</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">IPRA is an independent international=20
high-profile non-governmental <FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3DArial>organization=20
</FONT>with regional affiliates in Africa (African Peace Research =
Association -=20
AFPRA), in the Asia-Pacific area (Asia - Pacific Peace Research =
Association -=20
APPRA), in Latin America (Latin American Peace Research Association - =
CLAIP), in=20
North America (Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development - =
COPRED)=20
and in Europe (European Peace Research Association - EuPRA) and national =

branches in various countries. IPRA also has representation at the UN =
and works=20
with UNESCO. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">IPRA, established during the height of =
the Cold=20
War, attempts to actively encourage and pursue the study of Peace as an=20
alternative to violence and conflict. IPRA&rsquo;s objective is to =
advance=20
interdisciplinary research into the conditions of peace and causes of =
war and=20
other forms of violence. Among other concerns IPRA promotes studies on =
the=20
impact of global and domestic economic inequalities, ecological =
disturbance,=20
militarization, poverty and gross violations of human rights. Further, =
IPRA=20
focuses on the processes of national and transnational conflict =
management and=20
resolution. The IPRA Conferences have been held (with a few exceptions)=20
biennially since 1965.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The <B>17<SUP>th</SUP> IPRA =
Conference</B> is=20
held at the University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa from =
23-26 June=20
1998<I>. </I>It is the first time in its long history that an IPRA =
Conference is=20
to be held on the continent of Africa.</FONT></P>Delegates are Professor =
of=20
Laws, Prof of Political Sciences, Directors from Justices and Peace =
studies,=20
Historian, Social Scientists, Peace Researchers, Human Rights Lawyers =
coming=20
from UK, USA, Japan, Philippines, India, Egypt, Sudan, Swaziland, Kenya, =

Denmark, Israel, Canada, Belgium, Burundi, Sweden, Hawati, </FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Argentina, Scotland, Guatemala, =
Nigeria,=20
Macedonia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Mexico and&nbsp; South Africa. Over 200=20
delegates are attended. </FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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