Description:
"20 July 1995 will mark the sixth anniversary of the detention under
house arrest of prisoner of conscience Aung San Suu Kyi. 11 July 1995
marks the end of Aung San Suu Kyi?s period of detention as stipulated
by the laws of the government of Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, and leader of the National League for
Democracy (NLD), has been detained by the military government of
Myanmar, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), for the
peaceful expression of her political views. Amnesty International,
which has called for her immediate and unconditional release since the
beginning of her detention, now requests the SLORC to unconditionally
release Aung San Suu Kyi in accordance with Myanmar law..."
Source/publisher:
Amnesty International (ASA 16/08/95)
Date of Publication:
1995-00-00
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
