Inter-Parliamentary Union, 180th session of the Governing Council (Bali, May 2007): Myanmar

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List of detained parliamentarians in Myanmar, plus the text of the Resolution adopted unanimously by the IPU Governing Council at its 180th session (Nusa Dua, Bali, 4 May 2007): "The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,... 1. Condemns the continuation of the deliberate policy of the authorities of Myanmar to deprive its people of their right to be represented by persons of their own choosing, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 2. Reaffirms that the National Convention, in its present form, has no other purpose than to prolong and legitimize military rule and that any document adopted by it will be illegitimate, contemptuous as it will be of the democratic values to which the people of Myanmar aspire;..."

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Inter-Parliamentary Union (180th Session of the Governing Council)

Date of Publication: 

2007-05-04

Date of entry: 

2007-07-03

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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