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AI-India welcomes release of political prisoners in Burma
New Delhi, July 28, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
Amnesty International?India Section has welcomed recent release of
political prisoners in Burma and urged the military government to
release all those political prisoners remain in jail and end of human
rights abuses in the country. Speaking to Mizzima News Group, India?s
Section coordinator Mr. Vijay Nagaraj said that he is pleased to hear
the release of some political prisoners in Burma.
?I think the pressure is beginning to tell. On the one hand, there is a
strong international scrutiny and also many human rights organizations
continue to focus on what is happening in Myanmar. On the other hand,
you also have the UN Special Envoy and his intervention, which itself is
an additional form of international pressure and increasing recognition
within the military regime that they are in danger of isolation?, he
said.
?It is a positive thing but there is a long way to go before we see
complete restoration of human rights?.
Along with several civil society groups in India, Amnesty International-
India is planning to organize a public awareness function on human
rights situations in Burma on the coming 8th August which is the 13th
Anniversary of People?s Uprising in Burma. It is also organizing a
signature campaign throughout India for a petition to be submitted to
the Burmese military regime calling for the release of all the political
prisoners and end of human rights violations in Burma.
Amnesty said that torture and ill-treatment have become
institutionalized in Burma with the security forces using torture as a
means to extract information, punish, humiliate and control people.
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of political prisoners in Burma</font></font></b></center>
<p><i><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>New Delhi, July 28, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
<p><font size=+1>Amnesty International?India Section has welcomed recent
release of political prisoners in Burma and urged the military government
to release all those political prisoners remain in jail and end of human
rights abuses in the country. Speaking to Mizzima News Group, India?s Section
coordinator Mr. Vijay Nagaraj said that he is pleased to hear the release
of some political prisoners in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?I think the pressure is beginning to tell. On the one
hand, there is a strong international scrutiny and also many human rights
organizations continue to focus on what is happening in Myanmar. On the
other hand, you also have the UN Special Envoy and his intervention, which
itself is an additional form of international pressure and increasing recognition
within the military regime that they are in danger of isolation?, he said.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?It is a positive thing but there is a long way to go
before we see complete restoration of human rights?.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Along with several civil society groups in India, Amnesty
International- India is planning to organize a public awareness function
on human rights situations in Burma on the coming 8th August which is the
13th Anniversary of People?s Uprising in Burma. It is also organizing a
signature campaign throughout India for a petition to be submitted to the
Burmese military regime calling for the release of all the political prisoners
and end of human rights violations in Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Amnesty said that torture and ill-treatment have become
institutionalized in Burma with the security forces using torture as a
means to extract information, punish, humiliate and control people.</font>
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