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- Subject: Formation of the "Safeguard Associ
- From: vision99@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:36:00
Subject: Formation of the "Safeguard Association for Political Prisoners in Burma"
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Statement Upon the Formation of the "Safeguard Association for Political
Prisoners in Burma"
( Activation Committee)
1/99
1. As the Democratic rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of
organization, and freedom of association have been obliterated inside Burma,
many of the Burmese civilians - including students, monks, women and children -
who have participated in the struggle for Democracy have been illegally
arrested and sentenced to long prison terms by the military regime. Moreover,
political activists are physically and mentally tortured by Military
Intelligence in the interrogation centers and prisons.
2. The Burmese military regime does not recognize these activists as
political prisoners thereby violating their basic human dignities by saying to
the country, as well as international organizations and governments, that there
are no political prisoners in Burma. The military regime denies all the
political prisoners inside prisons any contact with Burmese society or the
outside world. Even when they are released, the military regime attempts to
isolate them from the society. The military regime also uses many different
ways to separate their families from the society.
3. Therefore, we announce the formation of the ?Safeguard Association for
Political Prisoners in Burma (Activation Committee)? on 1st December 1999,
intending to protect the lives of political prisoners. Our organization
consists of former political prisoners who have been incarcerated, and since
released from different prisons within Burma.
4. The aims of our organization are as follows:
a) To report on the military regime's oppression of political
prisoners who
are presently detained in various prisons.
b) To encourage the support of international governments and organizations
in order to pressure the Burmese military regime to prevent the further
persecution of political prisoners.
c) To secure the rights of imprisoned political prisoners and to provide
them with basic necessities such as food and medicine.
d) To protect the political prisoners upon their release from prison from
the influence of military regime tactics including business, social
interference, intimidation and especially the threat of persecution if the
political activities are resumed.
e) To aid in the reconstruction of the ex-political prisoners' lives, and
the support of their mental and physical well-being.
5. We would like to invite all former political prisoners now living in
foreign countries, as well as sympathizers who wish to help the Burmese
political prisoners, to work together to achieve the above aims. We also would
like to announce that we will unite the democratic forces and ethnic forces
when we implement our aims concerning political prisoners in Burma.
Activation Committee
Safeguard Association for Political Prisoners in Burma
For more info, please contact to-
Ko Bo Kyi (66-1-9603751)
(66-55-542 724)
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Statement Upon the Formation of the "Safeguard Association for
Political Prisoners in Burma"<br>
( Activation Committee)<br>
1/99<br>
<br>
<br>
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1.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>As the
Democratic rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of organization,
and freedom of association have been obliterated inside Burma, many of
the Burmese civilians - including students, monks, women and children -
who have participated in the struggle for Democracy have been illegally
arrested and sentenced to long prison terms by the military regime.
Moreover, political activists are physically and mentally tortured by
Military Intelligence in the interrogation centers and prisons.<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">2.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>The
Burmese military regime does not recognize these activists as political
prisoners thereby violating their basic human dignities by saying to the
country, as well as international organizations and governments, that
there are no political prisoners in Burma. The military regime denies all
the political prisoners inside prisons any contact with Burmese society
or the outside world. Even when they are released, the military regime
attempts to isolate them from the society. The military regime also uses
many different ways to separate their families from the society.<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">3.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>Therefore,
we announce the formation of the ?Safeguard Association for Political
Prisoners in Burma (Activation Committee)? on 1st December 1999,
intending to protect the lives of political prisoners. Our organization
consists of former political prisoners who have been incarcerated, and
since released from different prisons within Burma. <br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">4.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>The
aims of our organization are as
follows:<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
<dl>
<dd>a)<x-tab> </x-tab></font>To report
on the military regime's oppression of political prisoners who are
presently detained in various
prisons.<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
<dd>b)<x-tab> </x-tab></font>To
encourage the support of international governments and organizations in
order to pressure the Burmese military regime to prevent the further
persecution of political prisoners.<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
<dd>c)<x-tab> </x-tab></font>To secure
the rights of imprisoned political prisoners and to provide them with
basic necessities such as food and
medicine.<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
<dd>d)<x-tab> </x-tab></font>To
protect the political prisoners upon their release from prison from the
influence of military regime tactics including business, social
interference, intimidation and especially the threat of persecution if
the political activities are resumed.
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
<dd>e)<x-tab> </x-tab></font>To aid in
the reconstruction of the ex-political prisoners' lives, and the support
of their mental and physical well-being. <br>
<br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">
</dl>5.<x-tab> </x-tab></font>We would
like to invite all former political prisoners now living in foreign
countries, as well as sympathizers who wish to help the Burmese political
prisoners, to work together to achieve the above aims. We also would like
to announce that we will unite the democratic forces and ethnic forces
when we implement our aims concerning political prisoners in
Burma. <br>
<br>
<br>
<b><div align="right">
Activation Committee<br>
Safeguard Association for Political Prisoners in Burma<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>
For more info, please contact to-<br>
Ko Bo Kyi (66-1-9603751)<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>(66-55-542
724)<br>
<br>
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