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ALL-AFRICA CALLS ON THE MILITARY JUNTA TO RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN =
BURMA

Date 4 November 1998, Johannesburg

All-Africa Human Rights Defenders Conference held in Johannesburg, South =
Africa from 2-4 November 1998. This conference is sponsored by Amnesty =
International. Mr. Pierre San`e Secretary General of Amnesty =
International, Mr. Cold O` Cuanachain, International Executive =
Committee, Joan Muller, Amnesty International South Africa, Delegates =
from all Africa, including West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, =
Southern Africa were attended. The conference was invited to human =
rights NGOs from the 42 countries of the whole continent of Africa. The =
special guests, Mr. David Johnson, Head, UN High Commissioner for Human =
Rights, Regional Programme Office for Southern Africa, Mr. J B =
Sibanyoni, member of Truth and Restoration Council of South Africa were =
also attended.

The human rights NGO=92s from Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, =
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Conte =
D=92ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, =
Guinea-Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, =
Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, =
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, =
Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe were invited to the =
conference.

On 4 November 1998, the last day of the conference, the delegates signed =
in support of the restoration of democracy in Burma and call on the =
military authorities in Rangoon:=20

1. To honour the results of the 1990 democratic election and convene =
Parliament expeditiously.

2 To accept Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi=92s persistent =
offer of dialogue and reconciliation.

3. To respect the human rights of its citizens.

Dr. Thein Win, Free Burma Coalition of South Africa attended the =
conference and raised the human rights violation problem of Burma. =
FBC(SA) distributed the documents, booklets, flyers of human rights =
violation in Burma at the conference.

This is the first huge support from Africa continent to Daw Aung San Suu =
Kyi and democratic struggle of Burma.


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<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>ALL-AFRICA CALLS ON THE =
MILITARY JUNTA TO=20
RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN BURMA</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><I><FONT size=3D2>Date 4 November 1998,=20
Johannesburg</I></FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D4>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">All-Africa Human Rights =
Defenders=20
Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 2-4 November 1998. =
This=20
conference is sponsored by Amnesty International. Mr. Pierre San`e =
Secretary=20
General of Amnesty International, Mr. Cold O` Cuanachain, International=20
Executive Committee, Joan Muller, Amnesty International South Africa, =
Delegates=20
from all Africa, including West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, =
Southern=20
Africa were attended. The conference was invited to human rights NGOs =
from the=20
42 countries of the whole continent of Africa. The special guests, Mr. =
David=20
Johnson, Head, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Regional Programme =
Office=20
for Southern Africa, Mr. J B Sibanyoni, member of Truth and Restoration =
Council=20
of South Africa were also attended.</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The human rights =
NGO&rsquo;s from=20
Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, =
Chad,=20
Congo-Brazzaville, Conte D&rsquo;ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, =
Gambia,=20
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, =
Malawi,=20
Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, =
Senegal,=20
Sierra Leone, </FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT =
size=3D3>Somalia,=20
South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, =

Zimbabwe were invited to the conference.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">On 4 November 1998, the =
last day of=20
the conference, the delegates signed in support of the restoration of =
democracy=20
in Burma and call on the military authorities in =
Rangoon:</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3>1. To honour the results of the =
1990=20
democratic election and convene Parliament =
expeditiously.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">2</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><FONT size=3D3>=20
To accept Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi&rsquo;s persistent =
offer of=20
dialogue </FONT><FONT size=3D3>and </FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3>reconciliation.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">3. To respect the human =
rights of=20
its citizens.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Dr. Thein Win, Free =
Burma Coalition=20
of South Africa attended the conference and raised the human rights =
violation=20
problem of Burma. FBC(SA) distributed the documents, booklets, flyers of =
human=20
rights violation in Burma at the conference.</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>This is the first huge =
support from=20
Africa continent to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and democratic struggle of=20
Burma.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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