After 13 years under political detention, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to an additional 18 months for violating conditions of her house arrest. Amnesty International calls for nothing but the immediate and unconditional release of the pro-democracy leader of Myanmar.
‘Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan described the verdict as ‘shameful’, adding that ‘her arrest and trial and now this guilty verdict are nothing more than legal and political theatre.’
A worldwide movement against human rights abuse, Amnesty International calls us to action by writing to Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and calling on them to secure the release of Myanmar's prisoners of conscience.
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