Nobel Women's Initiative

It's time for the world to put the Burmese generals on trial. Avaaz is launching a call for the UN Security Council to investigate the regime for crimes against humanity -- a judgment of guilt could lead to prosecution of top generals by the International Criminal Court.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/jail_the_generals

Over the next two months the UK and the US hold the powerful Presidency of the United Nations Security Council - both President Obama and Prime Minister Brown have spoken passionately about Burma, so now is our best chance in years to get the Security Council to act.

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During August and September of 2009, the United Kingdom and the United States will act consecutively as President of the UN Security Council.  Both ambassadors have the ability to propose a Security Council resolution to create a Comission of Inquiry on Burma to investigate the crimes against humanity that the Burmese Military junta have perpetrated on the Burmese population.

Join Nobel Peaze Price Winner Desmond Tutu and 55 members of the United States Congress in demanding the U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors to the United Nations to create a Comission of Inquiry on Burma.

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Born on 19 June 1945, detained democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi will face her 64th birthday in Insein Prison. Detained for more than 13 years by the military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi was moved to Insein after her arrest on 14 May 2009.

Having committed no crime, Aung San Suu Kyi currently faces a sentence of 3-5 years and a mockery of a trial. Clearly an attempt to add trumped-up charges at a time when Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's unlawful detention was scheduled to end 27 May 2009, the democratic leader is now at the notorious Insein Prison and will remain there for her 64th birthday.

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A global signature campaign for the release of Burma's political prisoners has been launched today, on Burma's Human Rights Day. The campaign aims to collect 888,888 signatures
before 24 May 2009, the legal date that Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released from house arrest. Over 150 Burma exile and solidarity groups are
participating in the campaign.

Sign the petition at http://www.fbppn.net
Visit the Campaign's Homepage
Read Signatures Wanted to Free Political Prisoners


For Facebook Fans

1) If you are not already a member, join the Free Burma's Political Prisoners Now! group.

2) Donate your 'status' to: Sign the Petition - http://www.fbppn.net/?page_id=5. Tell your friends to sign the petition 888,888 Signatures for Burma.

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In the wake of cyclone Nargis, nearly 2.5 million Burmese face starvation, dehydration and life-threatening disease. Women and children are especially at risk, comprising more than half of the victims in the region. International response to cyclone Nargis has been met with opposition by the military junta in Burma, while China has blocked the UN Security Council on actions necessary to move forward.  The Nobel Women's Initiative urges world leaders to respond to this urgent matter so that the survivors of the cyclone receive life-saving humanitarian aid in an expedient manner.

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Peaceful protests by Burmese pro-democracy activists and Buddhist monks and nuns have come under brutal attack by the ruling junta. The uprising, which was spurred by a massive rise in fuel prices on August 15, 2007, has fueled an already vibrant national movement for democracy. Protestors peaceful actions are in full accordance with their fundamental right to free speech. The arbitrary detention, violent attacks and overt intimidation by the military regime cannot be condoned. Yet China , a member of the United Nations Security Council and host of the 2008 Olympic Games, continues to provide Burma with economic and military support.

Take action . Tell the Chinese government that you stand with the Burmese protestors and against any government that continues to support the brutal Burmese regime sign the petition on avaaz.org.

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Since mid-August 2007 Burma's military regime has unleashed the latest crackdown on its citizens' long-standing nonviolent resistance movement. Read a Summary of Recent Events.

Read the latest News on Burma.

Read about Burma's political history and repression at the hands of the military regime at our Burma Issue page.

Take Action for Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.

Learn what you can do for the people of Burma leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 

 

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