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Subject: To send a letter to UN General Assembly.(fwd)

			To send a letter to UN General Assembly
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President
General Assembly
United Nations
New York, NY USA

Dear sir:

The United Nations was founded to save succeeding generations from the scourge 
of war, which twice in this century brought untold sorrow to mankind; to 
reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of each 
human being, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and 
small; to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the 
obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be 
maintained; and to promote social progress and better standards of living 
together with greater freedom.  According to these concepts, the United Nations 
has solved not only international disputes but also its members' domestic 
affairs.

In 1988, the pro democracy movement broke out in Burma (Myanmar) and the 
military came to power after a bloody crackdown.  In 1990, the Burmese military 
junta, SLORC, held an election which the National League for Democracy (NLD) won 
by a landslide. For five years the Burmese military junta has ignored the 
decision reached by UNGA Resolution 46/132 according to which the Government of 
Myanmar assured the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies of its 
intention to take all necessary steps toward democracy in light of the elections 
held in 1990.

Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that the will of 
the people will be the basis of authority of government and that this will be 
expressed in periodic and genuine elections which will be by universal and equal 
suffrage and will be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting 
procedures.  As a result of the 1990 election, the people of Burma have 
selected the NLD as their representatives.  Therefore, the representatives 
of the SLORC attending the General Assembly do not represent the people of 
Burma.

In recent years, the international community has joined together against the use 
of force and international terrorism.  Taking effective actions against the 
Burmese military regime -- which has governed the people of Burma by force and 
through violations of human rights such as execution, rape and torture -- will 
promote world peace and justice.

We believe that justice among human beings can foster mutual understanding 
and allow all to live in peace.  The reports from the Special Rapporteur of the 
Secretary General of the United Nations, Amnesty International and the 
International Committee of the Red Cross show that the SLORC is tricking the 
whole world.  So it is time for the United Nations to stand up firmly for the 
truth.  Taking action against the Burmese military junta will show that the 
United Nations will take such action against any of its members' governments 
whose armed forces oppress and torture their own people.

For these reasons, we, the undersigned, hereby request that the United 
Nations expel the representatives of the Burmese military junta from the 
ongoing General Assembly.


Sincerely yours,


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