Aware of your people

[ccentre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

To 
The Friends of Burma

Dear Friends,

All of you are not only aware of the Burmese refugees who have been
recognized  and protected by UNHCR, New Delhi, but also giving sympathy and
supports on a purely humanitarian basis to those refugees who came away to
India and struggling for human rights for their future life.

UNHCR's mandate to protect and assist refugees extends only to those living
in Delhi. The people of The Burmese refugees are living in Mizoram,
Manipur, Arunachal pradesh State of India (N-E), Moreover, these people
have been struggling for their livelihood very hard and harassed by the
local authorities by any means. But UNHCR could not approach to investigate
those issues. No body or no organizations were concerned about for that.
This definitely has created quite a lot of uncertainty and confusion in
their minds.

Mr. Kyaw Kyaw, the holder of UNHCR (India) refugees certificate Bu-148
issued in Oct. 1993. In 1995, thousands of Arakanese refugees from Arakan
State of Burma fled to Mizoram state of India due to extra-judicial killing
of the villagers by the Burmese Army. Therefore, he as a student leader,
President of All Arakan students and Youths Congress (AASYC) felt concerned
for those refugees' plights and went to Mizoram in Oct. 1995 to collect the
information and study for the situations of the refugees. Then, he intended
to come back Delhi in time of S.A (Subsistence Allowance) collecting
period. However, he could not come in time because he had spent all the
money for some refugees who were poor and needy. At the same time he could
not able to pay for his journey to Delhi. So his trip lasted long for six
months and he was absent to collect S.A three times and then UNHCR office
has cut off his S.A. When he had submitted appeals in request to get back
his S.A so that he can continue his study for his settlement by himself,
Social Officers of UNHCR office, New Delhi has inhumanely denied his
appeals repeatedly for four years long. If he, as a political refugee,
should not do any things for the neglected refugees who or which
organizations are responsible for that case? Is it against international
laws or civil or political rights? Should a refugee do nothing for his
country or his community while they are suffering under the military regime
in Burma? Now, his life becomes worse and havoc physically and mentally. He
could do nothing preparation for his resettlement due to unkind and
inhumane gesture of UNHCR and uncertainty lays on his future life.

I am sure that UNHCR is concerned for the Arakanese refugees who are still
sheltering in India and Bangladesh border. Even if UNHCR could not help all
the Arakanese refugees, it should not stop S.A for those who are working
for them. Because the Burmese military government's bench-mark policies are
brutal, dictatorial, genocide, illegal detention, human rights violations
and so on. Hence if you are supporting for those who came away to India and
seeking for political asylum, please do come out and support us . As you
are a part of the friends of Burma, please recommend for those who work for
their country or community. Then, no one can stop our struggle for
democracy and federalism in Burma.


The Contact Address/UNHCR (New Delhi)

14, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003, India
Telephone: 0091-11-4699302
Fax: 0091-11-4620137
Email: indne@xxxxxxxx

Mr .Stanley H.V
(Chin Student)