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Burma women addressed NGO delegates at WCAR
August 31, 2001, Durban, South Africa
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
A panel discussion on Burma under the title of "Cycles of Displacement:
Reality for Women under Burma Military" was held this morning at the
Asia-Pacific Tent inside the on-going World Conference Against Racism
NGO Forum in Durban, South Africa. The discussion was organised by the
delegates from Women?s League of Burma (WLB) who are participating as a
part of Burma delegates in the NGO Forum.
Three representatives from WLB presented papers on the situation of
women in Burma under the military government and also the situation of
Burma women refugees living along the border areas of the country.
"Women in Burma, particularly the ethnic minority women are
discriminated inside Burma in various aspects. They leave their native
places due to the multiple discrimination they face inside Burma. Then,
when they reach to the border areas and stay as refugees, they once
again face discrimination in host countries", said a delegate of the
WLB.
The Burma women delegates urged the government of Thailand not to
repatriate the refugees from Burma as long as the military government
rules the country. A video show "No Justice, No Peace" was also
organised at the end of the panel discussion.
This morning, the inter governmental meetings of the World Conference
Against Racism opened in Durban and the opening session was addressed by
the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the President
of host country South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of South Africa Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the President of the General
Assembly, Harri Holkeri, and United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights Mary Robinson.
More than two thousand delegations from total 153 countries, apart from
nearly three thousand delegates from non-governmental organisations are
participating in this governmental World Conference Against Racism,
which is being held from 31st August to 7th September. Two-member
delegates from Myanmar (Burma) military government is also participating
in the conference.
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<center><b><font color="#8080FF"><font size=+2>Burma women addressed NGO
delegates at WCAR</font></font></b></center>
<p><b><font color="#FF80FF"><font size=+1>August 31, 2001, Durban, South
Africa</font></font></b>
<p><b><font color="#FF80FF"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group </font></font></b><a href="www.mizzima.com">(www.mizzima.com)</a>
<p><font size=+1>A panel discussion on Burma under the title of "Cycles
of Displacement: Reality for Women under Burma Military" was held this
morning at the Asia-Pacific Tent inside the on-going World Conference Against
Racism NGO Forum in Durban, South Africa. The discussion was organised
by the delegates from Women?s League of Burma (WLB) who are participating
as a part of Burma delegates in the NGO Forum.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Three representatives from WLB presented papers on the
situation of women in Burma under the military government and also the
situation of Burma women refugees living along the border areas of the
country.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"Women in Burma, particularly the ethnic minority women
are discriminated inside Burma in various aspects. They leave their native
places due to the multiple discrimination they face inside Burma. Then,
when they reach to the border areas and stay as refugees, they once again
face discrimination in host countries", said a delegate of the WLB.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Burma women delegates urged the government of Thailand
not to repatriate the refugees from Burma as long as the military government
rules the country. A video show "No Justice, No Peace" was also organised
at the end of the panel discussion.</font>
<p><font size=+1>This morning, the inter governmental meetings of the World
Conference Against Racism opened in Durban and the opening session was
addressed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the
President of host country South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of South Africa Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the President of the General
Assembly, Harri Holkeri, and United Nations High Commissioner for</font>
<br><font size=+1>Human Rights Mary Robinson.</font>
<p><font size=+1>More than two thousand delegations from total 153 countries,
apart from nearly three thousand delegates from non-governmental organisations
are participating in this governmental World Conference Against Racism,
which is being held from 31st August to 7th September. Two-member delegates
from Myanmar (Burma) military government is also participating in the conference.</font>
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