In Honour of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

People on the move are those referred to as: refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people and migrants - Amnesty International.

19 June 2010 is the 65th. Anniversary Birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmah's democracy icon.

In honour of her sacrifices for the Burmese people, 19 June had become the Women's Day of Burmah ever since 1995.

Today (19 June) the Burmese refugees in Malaysia will congregate at the KLSCAH ( 11.00 am - 3.00 pm) in conjunction with:

1. The World Refugee Day

2. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday

3. The Women's Day of Burmah.

On the 18 June 2010, Amnesty International Malaysia together with Bar Council Human Rights committee held a gathering for fellow Malaysians together with the children of the refugees in Malaysia.

Refugees have their rights too and entitled to international protection. The Burmese refugees left their homes to various parts of the world.


Malaysians should treat these refugees as fellow humans but not as criminals. They are humans just like us.

Everyday people leave their homes, communities and countries. Some leave because they fear for their lives and the lives of the children.

Refugees' rights include:

- protection from being forcebly returned to their country where they would be at risk of serious human rights abuses.

- protection from discrimination.

- the right to identity and travel document.

- the rights to work, housing and education.

- protection from penalties for illegal entry.

- the right to freedom of movement.

Join Amnesty International and become part of the worldwide movement campaigning for an end to human rights violations.

Amnesty International Malaysia

A-3-3A, 8 Avenue,

Jalan Sungai Jernih 8/1,

Section 8, 46050,

Petaling Jaya,

Selangor.

Tel: 03-79552680

Website: http://www.aimalaysia.org/

Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th.Birthday

At 1.00 p.m. today (19 June 09), a gathering of the Burmese community to mark Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday was held at the Chinese Assembly Town Hall.

"Nowadays, a large number of my colleagues have been serving long prison term without protection and leniency of the law. Therefore, I allowed him temporary shelter due to my political conscience of which I cannot force anybody into being arrested.

I hereby state that I did not commit the crime that I have been charged with."

(From Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s statement submitted to the court on May 26,2009).

The Burmese people around the world celebrate her birthday. It is meaningless with her being in prison waiting for the sentence…

More to come.

Patrick Moody – British Deputy High Commissioner

FREE AUNG SAN SUU KYI - 04 April 2009

The “makcik” stall standing at the corner of the junction came to life when more ABDF members started to congregate. All dressed in red with a bold printed portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi on the front.

Free Aung San Suu Kyi is akin to the “battle cry” for all Burmese who have fled Burma to the different parts of the world.

Finally, they started their march to the Embassy around 10.25 a.m. right into where the police had set their blockade.

The organizers negotiated with the police to allow them 15 minutes to vent their protest, and it was met with the much needed approval. The police stood watching while the members of the ABDF carried out what they had planned for in an orderly manner.




The chanting and shouts to free Aung San Suu Kyi was loud and clear. The Burmese Embassy was locked in and no official from the embassy was available for comments over the protest.

A key member read out their protest against the military junta and their demand that Aung San Suu Kyi must be released immediately.






Finally, it was all over taking more than 15 minutes. The flexibility of the police is noted here and it should be the way because protesters have their reasons to protest, and the police should provide them that rightful avenue to vent their feelings by ensuring nothing untoward happens.