Exile Burmese to protest against military election
On Thursday, the pro-democracy Burmese exile around the world will demonstrate their resentment against the imposed military election in Burma. They will hold public rally and protest meetings to draw the attention of the international community.
THE PRO-DEMOCRACY Burmese exile around the world will demonstrate their resentment against the imposed military election in Burma on Thursday (May 27). The exile Burmese groups will hold public rally and protest meetings in front of Burmese Embassy, United Nations Building and other public places on May 27 to draw the attention of the international community. The India-based Burmese democratic groups have also joined hands to organise a rally at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
The programme is part of a Global Day of Action under the Global Campaign against Burma’s 2010 Military Election. The campaign, initiated by Ten Alliances of Burma’s democracy and ethnic rights movement representing the broad-based and multi-ethnic cooperation of political and civil society organisations from inside and outside Burma, has been supported by over 150 organisations around the world.
“We, the exile Burmese in India have decided to organise a public rally on May 27, to raise voice against the Military Election of Burma,” informed Pu Kim, a Burmese political activist based in New Delhi.
Speaking to this writer Kim also added that Burmese communities and their supporters around the world are actually calling on international governments to denounce the proposed election and reject the results under this situation. The Chinese and Indian governments with the member-countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are being targeted primarily as those nations have maximum influences on the junta.
Mentionable that Global Day of Action for Burma was an initiative by Burma Campaign UK with the support from US Campaign for Burma, Amnesty International, Avaaz.org and also Buddhist monks from different parts of the globe during the 2007, anti junta protest in Burma which was simultaneously organised in over 100 cities of 30 countries.
The peaceful protests were aimed to make public awareness regarding the plight of Burmese people including the monks and finally international community to raise voice against the military junta.
Meanwhile, Ten Alliances comprising National Council of the Union of Burma, Democratic Alliance of Burma, National Democratic Front, National League for Democracy-Liberated Area, Members of Parliamentary Union, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, Forum for Democracy in Burma, Women’s League of Burma, Students and Youth Congress of Burma and Nationalities Youth Forum have declared protest programmes in other countries as well.
The protest rallies, some already started since May 25 and will continue till the end of May, are being organised in Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), Seoul (South Korea), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Melbourne (Australia), Paris (France), Geneva (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweden), San Francisco (USA) etc.
“After almost five decades of military rule, the people of Burma want real, democratic, people’s elections. It is now clear, however, that the military regime’s first elections in twenty years will be nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to legitimise military rule,” stated in a release from Burma partnership, the campaign secretariat of Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 Military Election.
It may be mentioned that National League for Democracy and other democratic parties of Burma established a landslide victory in its general elections on May 27, 1990. Of course, it was shocking that the junta did not recognise the outcome of the polls and hence did not hand over power. Rather, the group of generals imprisoned many opposition political leaders and many elected representatives left the country to take refugee in foreign nations.
Twenty years back, the junta has declared to hold another general election sometime later this year. But the electoral laws released prior to the exercise indicted that the junta was still uncomfortable with the pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Over two thousand political activists are still behind bar in Burma and they would never be allowed to take part in the election. In a summarised note, one can guess that the present brand of junta named State Peace and Development Council wants to ensure their rule even after the polls.
The Nobel laureate Suu Kyi and her party National League for Democracy with many other opposition parties have already expressed their strong resentment against the election and also the 2008 Constitution. These parties would not join the polls as a mark of protest against the flawed electoral laws.
“We expect an unified worldwide action against the military rulers of Burma would finally help in denouncing the proposed sham election. We also want the election result not be recognised by the international community,” said Thin Thin Aung, a lady Burmese exile in India. She also added, “We demand for release of all political prisoners including Suu Kyi, cessation of hostilities against ethnic and democracy groups and review of the 2008 constitution.”
“We, the exile Burmese in India have decided to organise a public rally on May 27, to raise voice against the Military Election of Burma,” informed Pu Kim, a Burmese political activist based in New Delhi.
Speaking to this writer Kim also added that Burmese communities and their supporters around the world are actually calling on international governments to denounce the proposed election and reject the results under this situation. The Chinese and Indian governments with the member-countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are being targeted primarily as those nations have maximum influences on the junta.
Mentionable that Global Day of Action for Burma was an initiative by Burma Campaign UK with the support from US Campaign for Burma, Amnesty International, Avaaz.org and also Buddhist monks from different parts of the globe during the 2007, anti junta protest in Burma which was simultaneously organised in over 100 cities of 30 countries.
The peaceful protests were aimed to make public awareness regarding the plight of Burmese people including the monks and finally international community to raise voice against the military junta.
Meanwhile, Ten Alliances comprising National Council of the Union of Burma, Democratic Alliance of Burma, National Democratic Front, National League for Democracy-Liberated Area, Members of Parliamentary Union, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, Forum for Democracy in Burma, Women’s League of Burma, Students and Youth Congress of Burma and Nationalities Youth Forum have declared protest programmes in other countries as well.
The protest rallies, some already started since May 25 and will continue till the end of May, are being organised in Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), Seoul (South Korea), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Melbourne (Australia), Paris (France), Geneva (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweden), San Francisco (USA) etc.
“After almost five decades of military rule, the people of Burma want real, democratic, people’s elections. It is now clear, however, that the military regime’s first elections in twenty years will be nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to legitimise military rule,” stated in a release from Burma partnership, the campaign secretariat of Global Campaign Against Burma’s 2010 Military Election.
It may be mentioned that National League for Democracy and other democratic parties of Burma established a landslide victory in its general elections on May 27, 1990. Of course, it was shocking that the junta did not recognise the outcome of the polls and hence did not hand over power. Rather, the group of generals imprisoned many opposition political leaders and many elected representatives left the country to take refugee in foreign nations.
Twenty years back, the junta has declared to hold another general election sometime later this year. But the electoral laws released prior to the exercise indicted that the junta was still uncomfortable with the pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Over two thousand political activists are still behind bar in Burma and they would never be allowed to take part in the election. In a summarised note, one can guess that the present brand of junta named State Peace and Development Council wants to ensure their rule even after the polls.
The Nobel laureate Suu Kyi and her party National League for Democracy with many other opposition parties have already expressed their strong resentment against the election and also the 2008 Constitution. These parties would not join the polls as a mark of protest against the flawed electoral laws.
“We expect an unified worldwide action against the military rulers of Burma would finally help in denouncing the proposed sham election. We also want the election result not be recognised by the international community,” said Thin Thin Aung, a lady Burmese exile in India. She also added, “We demand for release of all political prisoners including Suu Kyi, cessation of hostilities against ethnic and democracy groups and review of the 2008 constitution.”
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