HCHR STATEMENT ON BURMA 7/10/98

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UNITED NATIONS
Press Release


HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: 

LATEST DETENTIONS IN MYANMAR A SIGN 
THE GOVERNMENT IS STILL IGNORING BASICS TANDARDS
                                                                   
HR/98/74

7 October 1998

The following statement was issued today by High Commissioner for Human
Rights Mary
Robinson:

"The latest detentions of opposition activists in Myanmar are very
worrying, indicating that
the Government continues to ignore basic human rights standards and the
concern of the
international community.

Yesterday I deplored the intensifying wave of repression against Myanmar's
political
opposition. I reiterate in the strongest possible terms my call to the
Government of
Myanmar to release all political prisoners and to guarantee its citizens
all fundamental
human rights. I also urge the Government to undertake a process of
reconciliation with the
opposition and to cooperate fully with the human rights mechanisms of the
United Nations."