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The Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) which is a member of the =
International Free Burma Coalition did a demonstration at the =
International Convention Centre (Durban) where the Non-Aligned Movement
Summit is being convened.  The demonstration held on Wednesday , 2 =
September 1998 at 14.30 outside the Exhibition Centre in the area =
allowed for demonstrations.  We sent a memorandum to President Mandela =
and U Ohn Gyaw, Head of the Myanmar delegation to NAM. =20

The Free Burma Campaign calls on the military regime which has ruled =
Burma since 1962 and which is represented at NAM as the delegation from =
Myanmar, to:

1.  Recognise the results of the democratic elections of 1990 in which =
the National League for Democracy emerged victorious with over 82% of =
the popular vote.=20
2.  Allow NLD leader , Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace =
Laureate, unhindered political activity including addressing her =
officials and supporters, meeting the international media and diplomats =
and free
movement within the country (She recently spent almost two weeks in her =
car during a standoff with the military authorities who refused to allow =
her to proceed to meeting her supporters.) =20
3. Convene Parliament speedily.
4.  Desist from intimidating and harassing ordinary Burmese people who =
face consistent human rights violations eg. forced labour, torture, =
extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, forced porterage often as =
human mine sweeps, gang rape and other forms of sexual violence =
perpetrated especially against girls and young women.
5.  Accept Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's persistent offer to engage in dialogue =
aimed at the restoration of democracy in Burma.
     =20

We declare our support for the freedom loving people of Burma and also =
call on the South African government to sever its ties with the military =
junta.  The defeat of apartheid in South Africa was in great part due to
international solidarity where the authoritarian regime in Pretoria was =
isolated economically and politically.  Now that South Africa is free, =
it is our historical responsibility to campaign for the liberation of =
oppressed peoples elsewhere.  In Dr Martin Luther King Jnr's epic words, =
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Statement prepared by Kiru Naidoo - Convenor :  Free Burma Campiagn =
(South Africa)=20
1 September 1998

For further information please contact:

Kiru Naidoo   Tel:  082 56 55 286    +27 82 5655286
Dr Thein Win  Tel:  082 82 25 693=20


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<DIV>The Free Burma Campaign (South Africa) which is a member of the=20
International Free Burma Coalition did a demonstration at the =
International=20
Convention Centre (Durban) where the Non-Aligned Movement<BR>Summit is =
being=20
convened.&nbsp; The demonstration held on Wednesday , 2 September 1998 =
at 14.30=20
outside the Exhibition Centre in the area allowed for =
demonstrations.&nbsp; We=20
sent a memorandum to President Mandela and U Ohn Gyaw, Head of the =
Myanmar=20
delegation to NAM.&nbsp; <BR><BR>The Free Burma Campaign calls on the =
military=20
regime which has ruled Burma since 1962 and which is represented at NAM =
as the=20
delegation from Myanmar, to:<BR><BR>1.&nbsp; Recognise the results of =
the=20
democratic elections of 1990 in which the National League for Democracy =
emerged=20
victorious with over 82% of the popular vote.&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>2.&nbsp; Allow NLD leader , Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel =
Peace=20
Laureate, unhindered political activity including addressing her =
officials and=20
supporters, meeting the international media and diplomats and =
free<BR>movement=20
within the country (She recently spent almost two weeks in her car =
during a=20
standoff with the military authorities who refused to allow her to =
proceed to=20
meeting her supporters.) &nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>3. Convene Parliament speedily.<BR>4.&nbsp; Desist from =
intimidating and=20
harassing ordinary Burmese people who face consistent human rights =
violations=20
eg. forced labour, torture, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, =
forced=20
porterage often as human mine sweeps, gang rape and other forms of =
sexual=20
violence perpetrated especially against girls and young =
women.<BR>5.&nbsp;=20
Accept Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's persistent offer to engage in dialogue =
aimed at=20
the restoration of democracy in Burma.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

<BR><BR>We declare our support for the freedom loving people of Burma =
and also=20
call on the South African government to sever its ties with the military =

junta.&nbsp; The defeat of apartheid in South Africa was in great part =
due=20
to<BR>international solidarity where the authoritarian regime in =
Pretoria was=20
isolated economically and politically.&nbsp; Now that South Africa is =
free, it=20
is our historical responsibility to campaign for the liberation of =
oppressed=20
peoples elsewhere.&nbsp; In Dr Martin Luther King Jnr's epic words,=20
&quot;Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice=20
everywhere.&quot;<BR><BR>Statement prepared by Kiru Naidoo - Convenor =
:&nbsp;=20
Free Burma Campiagn (South Africa)&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>1 September 1998<BR><BR>For further information please =
contact:<BR><BR>Kiru=20
Naidoo&nbsp;&nbsp; Tel:&nbsp; 082 56 55 286&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +27 82=20
5655286<BR>Dr Thein Win&nbsp; Tel:&nbsp; 082 82 25 693 =
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