Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the founders of the National League for Democracy in Burma and the winner of the 1990 general election. The military regime refused to accept the peoples choice. She committed no crime and yet she was arrested and held in detention because of her political activities and peaceful opposition to the unelected military regime. Until recently she was kept under house arrest isolated from her family, followers and the world.
Aung San Suu Kyi is currently on trial for “violating the conditions of her house arrest”. Its outcome is not expected to end the detention she has endured for thirteen of the past 19 years. She is one of more than 2,100 political prisoners in Myanmar.
Until she is released unconditionally, there can be no genuine improvement in the human rights situation in Burma. Through her courage and commitment to non-violent protest, she has become a symbol of hope and inspiration in her own country and around the world.
Take action for Aung San Suu Kyi now.
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/Action For Aung San Suu Kyi
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