Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the last 20 years as a prisoner, though she has not committed any crime. She is the pro-democracy leader of the opposition party in Burma (Myanmar), the National League of Democracy (NLD). She was arrested in 1989 by the military junta and put under house arrest, preventing [...]
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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, Prisoner of Conscience
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Human Rights Issues
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi·Burma·human rights abuses·military junta·political unrest
Crisis and Crucible for Sri Lanka
May 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Human Rights Issues
When I began writing this article several days ago, the Sri Lanka civil war was raging out of control with no foreseeable resolution. Then, on the afternoon of May 18, 2009, I heard a reporter for CBC radio announce the “end” of the Sri Lanka civil war, as the army had apparently killed the Tamil [...]
Tags: child soldiers·humanitarian crisis·LTTE·political unrest·Sri Lanka Army·Sri Lanka civil war·Tamil Tigers·war casualties