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Noble Peace Prize, 1991 |
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Human Rights defender and Nobel Laureate under hour arrest in Burma |
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| The daughter of Burma's former democratic leader, and a non-violent defender of human rights and freedom, Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Ong Son Su She) was elected to the Presidency of Burma in 1990 by more than 80% of the popular vote. A military junta refused to allow the elected Parliament to convene, and placed Aung San Suu Kyi under arrest. After years spent under house arrest or restricted movement, she was released in 2002. On 30 May, 2003, following an attack on her convoy and massacre of up to 70 of her supporters, and to the outrage of the interntional community, Suu Kyi was again arrested and taken into "protective custody" by the country's military junta. More than 100 supporters who were with her that day are unaccounted for. A delicate woman who has never been broken and never given up, Aung San Suu Kyi stands for the rest of the world as an example of unswerving integrity and striving for justice in the face of oppression. |
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1976 Nobel Peace Laureate, Betty Williams, recounts her experience from visiting the children in a Refugee Camp for Burmese. Honest, Graphic, Real. (not for children please) See also www.nobelwomensinitiative.org
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A song for Aung San Suu Kyi. More information on http://www.actionburma.com.
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Excerpt from an interview shot in Rangoon in 1999. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner currently under house arrest, and leader of the nonviolent movement for human rights and democracy in Burma speaks on the non-violent approach.
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News and information on Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Larueate who is under house arrest by the military junta in Burma. ...
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