Oct 24 : To accelerate the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a pro-democratic leader of Myanmar, six Women Nobel Prize winners have insisted United Nations to take appropriate measures for the same.
The Nobel Laureates expressed grave disappointment that the military regime in Myanmar has ignored the call for Suu Kyi’s release, who has been kept in house-arrest since 8 years.
The letter released today, was signed by the other six female Nobel Peace laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan Maguire.
The letter said ''The Burmese regime must not be allowed to continue in its perpetration of gross violations of human rights''.
''The detention of Aung San Suu Kyi is the most visible manifestation of the regime's brutality but it is only the tip of the iceberg.''
It also mentioned the brutality used during the crackdown of a peaceful protest of Buddhist monk against junta. “Since Burmese monks courageously took to the streets in September to call for democracy, the Burmese regime has enforced a vicious crackdown on peaceful demonstrators and democratic opposition leaders,'' the letter mentioned. This also added “Amidst mounting reports of torture and ill treatment, we fear for the safety of the brave people of Burma.''
The UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon and several other leaders have urged the military junta leader Senior General Than Shwe to release the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
She in her lifetime has fought to restore democracy in Myanmar. She won Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991 for her campaign supporting restoration of democracy.
She is one of the seven living women to have won the award.
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