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Joint Statement of Burma women orga
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56th Birthday of Burma's democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Women of
Burma Day
June 19, 2001
Today is the 56th Birthday of our beloved and democratic leader Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi who has been relentlessly struggling for the future of fifty
million Burma's population. On this auspicious day, we send our best
wishes for the good health and welfare of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is widely hailed as a heroine not only in Burma but
also in the whole world for her courage, perseverance, spirit and
sacrifice for the people of Burma. Though being a woman she has
sacrificed her family life and faced many hardships to continue fighting
for the restoration of democracy and peace in Burma.
Moreover, she is the first woman Nobel Peace Laureate in Asia, who
continues to lead a non-violent struggle against one of the world's most
tyrannical military dictatorships. She is a living hope and a symbol of
inspiration for the entire women of Burma because she provides
courageous and wise leadership to all the people.
Many women organizations of Burma in exile and support groups have been
celebrating her birthday, June 19, as Women of Burma's Day since 1997 in
honor of her outstanding leadership.
The ruling military regime in Burma refuses to hand over power to the
National League for Democracy (NLD), which won a landslide victory in
the 1990 general elections. Moreover, its leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
has been once again put under house arrest since September last year
even after her formal release from six-year house arrest in 1995. And
the regime continues to jail many leaders and members of the NLD party.
Though a few members of parliament have been released, more than one
thousand political prisoners, including elected Members of Parliament in
the so-called "government guest houses", still remain in illegal
detention. Amnesty International said there are at least 61 women among
the political prisoners in Burma.
Rampant human rights violations committed by the military occur
throughout the country, particularly in the border areas and the areas
of ethnic minorities. While the common people face economic hardships
and poverty, many young women are forced to leave the country to work as
sex slaves in neighboring countries and HIV/AIDS has become an
undeclared epidemic in the country.
We strongly believe that only a tripartite dialogue involving Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi-led democratic forces, leaders of ethnic nationalities and
the ruling junta can help solve the problems of Burma which continues to
deteriorate in various aspects. Moreover, we feel that the military
junta's current secret talks with our leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi lack
sincerity and transparency and it is aiming to hoodwink the
international community for the removal of sanctions.
We believe that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the Burma's only leader who can
re-establish unity among the nationalities and build a genuine federal
union of Burma.
On this auspicious day, we women of Burma pledge to work hand-in-hand
for the restoration of democracy, peace, national reconciliation and
development in Burma which are the will and the hope of the people,
under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
We collectively demand the ruling military junta, State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC):
1. To end the military repression and announce a nation-wide ceasefire
2. To end the ethnic persecution and the use of forced labor in the
whole country
3. To make developments of the current talks with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
transparent to the public
4. To free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi unconditionally and allow all political
parties function freely,
5. To release all the political prisoners immediately,
6. To implement the result of the 1990 election result as soon as
possible,
7. To prepare for a tripartite dialogue between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-led
democratic forces, leaders of ethnic nationalities and the ruling
military generals
This statement is jointly issued by the following organizations.
1. All Burma Democratic Lushai Women Organization (ABDLWO)
2. Women Rights and Welfare Association of Burma (WRWAB)
3. Chin Women Organization, Delhi (CWO,Delhi)
4. Zomi Women Organization (ZWO)
5. Chin Women Progress Committee (CWPC)
6. Tavoy Women Union (TWU)
7. Myeik Women Union (MWU)
8. Independent Burma Women Association (IBWA)
9. National League for Democracy/Liberated Area-Women (NLD/LA-W)
10. Chin Women Organization Central (CWOC)
11. Democratic Party of New Society-Women (DPNS-Women)
12. Federation of Trade Unions, Burma ? Women (FTUB-Women)
13. Women of Burma in U.S.A
14. Women of Burma in Australia
15. Women of Burma in Japan
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<center><b><u><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+2>56th Birthday of Burma's
democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Women of Burma Day</font></font></u></b></center>
<p><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>June 19, 2001</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>Today is the 56th Birthday of our beloved and democratic
leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who has been relentlessly struggling for the
future of fifty million Burma's population. On this auspicious day, we
send our best wishes for the good health and welfare of Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is widely hailed as a heroine not
only in Burma but also in the whole world for her courage, perseverance,
spirit and sacrifice for the people of Burma. Though being a woman she
has sacrificed her family life and faced many hardships to continue fighting
for the restoration of democracy and peace in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Moreover, she is the first woman Nobel Peace Laureate
in Asia, who continues to lead a non-violent struggle against one of the
world's most tyrannical military dictatorships. She is a living hope and
a symbol of inspiration for the entire women of Burma because she provides
courageous and wise leadership to all the people.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Many women organizations of Burma in exile and support
groups have been celebrating her birthday, June 19, as Women of Burma's
Day since 1997 in honor of her outstanding leadership.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The ruling military regime in Burma refuses to hand over
power to the National League for Democracy (NLD), which won a landslide
victory in the 1990 general elections. Moreover, its leader Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi has been once again put under house arrest since September last
year even after her formal release from six-year house arrest in 1995.
And the regime continues to jail many leaders and members of the NLD party.
Though a few members of parliament have been released, more than one thousand
political prisoners, including elected Members of Parliament in the so-called
"government guest houses", still remain in illegal detention. Amnesty International
said there are at least 61 women among the political prisoners in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Rampant human rights violations committed by the military
occur throughout the country, particularly in the border areas and the
areas of ethnic minorities. While the common people face economic hardships
and poverty, many young women are forced to leave the country to work as
sex slaves in neighboring countries and HIV/AIDS has become an undeclared
epidemic in the country.</font>
<p><font size=+1>We strongly believe that only a tripartite dialogue involving
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-led democratic forces, leaders of ethnic nationalities
and the ruling junta can help solve the problems of Burma which continues
to deteriorate in various aspects. Moreover, we feel that the military
junta's current secret talks with our leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi lack
sincerity and transparency and it is aiming to hoodwink the international
community for the removal of sanctions.</font>
<p><font size=+1>We believe that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the Burma's only
leader who can re-establish unity among the nationalities and build a genuine
federal union of Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>On this auspicious day, we women of Burma pledge to work
hand-in-hand for the restoration of democracy, peace, national reconciliation
and development in Burma which are the will and the hope of the people,
under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.</font>
<p><font size=+1>We collectively demand the ruling military junta, State
Peace and Development Council (SPDC):</font>
<p><font size=+1>1. To end the military repression and announce a nation-wide
ceasefire</font>
<br><font size=+1>2. To end the ethnic persecution and the use of forced
labor in the whole country</font>
<br><font size=+1>3. To make developments of the current talks with Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi transparent to the public</font>
<br><font size=+1>4. To free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi unconditionally and allow
all political parties function freely,</font>
<br><font size=+1>5. To release all the political prisoners immediately,</font>
<br><font size=+1>6. To implement the result of the 1990 election result
as soon as possible,</font>
<br><font size=+1>7. To prepare for a tripartite dialogue between Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi-led democratic forces, leaders of ethnic nationalities and
the ruling military generals</font>
<p><font color="#FF6600"><font size=+1>This statement is jointly issued
by the following organizations.</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>1. All Burma Democratic Lushai Women Organization
(ABDLWO)</font>
<br><font size=+1>2. Women Rights and Welfare Association of Burma (WRWAB)</font>
<br><font size=+1>3. Chin Women Organization, Delhi (CWO,Delhi)</font>
<br><font size=+1>4. Zomi Women Organization (ZWO)</font>
<br><font size=+1>5. Chin Women Progress Committee (CWPC)</font>
<br><font size=+1>6. Tavoy Women Union (TWU)</font>
<br><font size=+1>7. Myeik Women Union (MWU)</font>
<br><font size=+1>8. Independent Burma Women Association (IBWA)</font>
<br><font size=+1>9. National League for Democracy/Liberated Area-Women
(NLD/LA-W)</font>
<br><font size=+1>10. Chin Women Organization Central (CWOC)</font>
<br><font size=+1>11. Democratic Party of New Society-Women (DPNS-Women)</font>
<br><font size=+1>12. Federation of Trade Unions, Burma ? Women (FTUB-Women)</font>
<br><font size=+1>13. Women of Burma in U.S.A</font>
<br><font size=+1>14. Women of Burma in Australia</font>
<br><font size=+1>15. Women of Burma in Japan</font>
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