Implement 1990 Elections Result in Burma

Burmese people show their destiny, their will and sacrifice their lives already. United Nations must step up further in order to solve Burma crisis
Burma is located in South-East Asia and shares the border with China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh, and India. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 to 1988. In 1988, students led the mass uprising and eventually managed to topple the one party rule led by General Ne Win. Another military regime came to power on 18 September 1988 and gunned down more than 3000 peaceful protesters. Due to the increase domestic and international pressure, junta promised to hold the election in 1990 and National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi won the landslide victory. The ruling junta refused to hand over power and instead put Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest and imprisoned thousands of political dissidents. "If this country is to achieve genuine democracy, the result of the elections of 1990 must be recognized. It must be recognized by the military regime, as it has been recognized by the people, and by the world at large. It is through this recognition that we will be able to make genuine progress in Burma. The results of the 1990 General Elections must be implemented is a resolution already taken by the United Nations. We already know that the General Assembly of the United Nations has accepted the notion that the will of the people has been expressed in the 1990 General Elections. This is something we cannot abandon. It will be to the detriment of our country if after an election has been held the results are not honoured and we do not resist attempts to trivialise it", once Aung San Suu Kyi insisted. We cannot ignore the lives of people scarified in 1988 mass uprising when more than 3000 people were gunned down, we cannot forget 2007 Saffron revolution when soldiers and riot police beaten and opened fire on Buddhist monks and peaceful demonstrators and we cannot close the eyes to the suffering of the heroes of Burma who are now in prisons and who were in prisons sacrifice their lives, faced torture and brutal treatment in order to show their aspiration for democracy. A tremendous responsibility rests upon the United Nations Organisation to a far better end, and we are looking for a more positive and bolder lead of the United Nations as military regime is trying to nullify the results of the 1990 elections result by planning to hold another election in 2010. Burmese people show their destiny, their will and sacrifice their lives already. United Nations must step up further in order to solve Burma crisis and actions needed to be taken practically focusing on to implement 1990 Elections result. The solution for the crisis of Burma is to recognize 1990 election result to restore democracy and rule of law where everyone can enjoy the freedom of speech, press, beliefs and assembly that emphasizes the protection of individual rights. This is time to take actions and not words. Military government bought the time for 20 years and we should not let it happen anymore. United Nations must set out the dead lines to transfer power to Aung San Suu Kyi’s party National League for Democracy (NLD) by 2010. We don't want any more waiting games. General Assembly of the United Nations has accepted the notion that the will of the people has been expressed in the 1990 General Elections. International community strongly condemned the junta for refusing to allow elected representatives to meet as a People's Assembly and for failing to honour the results of the elections and hand over power. UN General Assembly has since 1991 passed successive annual Resolutions calling on Burma "to restore democracy and implement the results of the 1990 elections". Burma Democratic concern from United Kingdom launched the global online petition to implement 1990 Elections result so as to restore peace, stability and national reconciliation in Burma.Everyone can sign this petition to support the freedom of Burma.

Click on it to sign this petition http://www.gopetition.com/online/22158.html ,

Sittwe monks demand release of detained monk

Members of the Sittwe monks' union have called for the release of U Eitthriya, who was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for his involvement in public demonstrations last year.The monks made their demand on 28 September and also called for the release of all political prisoners, including monks, arrested in connection with last year's Saffron Revolution.

U Eitthriya, a 28-year-old monk from Seittathuka monastery in Sittwe, was arrested on 28 September 2007, according to leading monk U Yekkhaputta."When the monks started to demonstrate in August 2007, abbot U Eittrhtiya led them and then he was arrested, U Yekkhaputta said.It has been a year now. If our demand is not met we will join with monks from inside and outside and we will continue to fight."U Yekkhaputta urged the Burmese people to join together to challenge the regime."You are your own salvation. Don't depend on any foreign country or the UN, demand your own rights," U Yekkhaputta said.If our generation does not do its duty, our race, religion and the Sasana will disappear," he said.

"The reason why [the government's] machinery is working is because the public is afraid. If we were not afraid their machinery would totally collapse, we strongly believe that, he went on.If the public can come to realise that they have to fight for their rights, then victory is not far."

Sittwe monks staged a silent march in commemoration of the monk-led protests last year and the subsequent violent crackdown by the military regime.Security in Sittwe, which was already high around the anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, was further tightened in response to the march.

Burma Democratic Concern

Burma Democratic Concern believes that the solution for the crisis of Burma is restoring democracy and rule of law.Burma Democratic Concern is embarking on flourishing democracy in Burma where everyone can enjoy the freedom of speech, press, beliefs, assembly and rule of law that emphasizes the protection of individual rights.Burma Democratic Concern is equipped with participants who had political background and in depth knowledge of Burma issues. They had experiences in the past and engaging in current activities.They have the firm determination to carry on doing until the democracy restore in Burma.The work is largely inspired by their experiences and the appalling conditions they encountered inside Burma. Burma Democratic Concern members are human rights activists and student activists consistently attempting to defend the human rights abuses in Burma.

Are GambAre Gambari and Ban Ki Moon impartial in Burma crisis?

Burma has been ruled by military junta for half the century and people have been suffering very dearly. People of Burma had voted overwhelmingly in 1990 elections to National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi- proofing that they support her party and they have confidence in her leadership. They showed their support already and the next step should be implementing the result of the elections. Since then, military junta ignores to honour the result of 1990 elections and political persecution intensified, oppressing political dissidents, imprisoning activists and suppressing NLD itself.
Gambari doesn’t have clear cut policy on Burma and he doesn’t know what he is doing. United Nations’ special adviser and secretary general Ban Ki Moon must know that people of Burma. UN should not be the one which takes side with the illegitimate regime.
"We would like to give the very clear message to the United Nations that we do not recognize junta's seven steps road map or 2010 election plan. This is the true desire of Burmese people coming from the bottom of our hearts and the results of the 1990 General Elections must be implemented accordingly."
“The solution of the current crisis of Burma is to implement 1990 elections result and transfer the power to democratically elected leader and party. Whosoever is going to Burma if he/she cannot bring about tangible outcome from the visit, it will be the same old story and waste of time,” said Myo Thein, Director of Burma Democratic Concern (BDC).
Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari must say junta’s 2010 Elections plan and seven-step road map are no longer relevant. His visits to Burma should come out tangible results; to take place genuine time-bound dialogue between democratic forces led by Aung San Suu Kyi and junta leaders led by Senior General Than Shwe in 2008. If Burmese regime is willing to see national reconciliation, they must come to discussion table and must release all political prisoners unconditionally. This is the first step forward and they must prove it by doing so.
Aung San Suu Kyi said that "I am ready to cooperate with the government in order to make (the) process of dialogue a success."
United Nations must enforce military Junta to honour the 1990 election result now, not another junta’s election in 2010. A tremendous responsibility rests upon the United Nations Organisation to a far better end, and we are looking for a more positive and bolder lead of the United Nations. The military regime is clearly ignoring the results of the 1990 elections and now it is questionable that United Nations is following their footstep. United Nations must enforce the military regime to recognize the 1990 election results and take action on it now.
Aung San Suu Kyi said very crystal clearly that “If this country is to achieve genuine democracy, the result of the elections of 1990 must be recognized.”
We cannot ignore the lives scarified in 1988 mass uprising when more than 3000 people were gunned down, we cannot forget 2007 Saffron revolution when soldiers and riot police beaten and opened fire on Buddhist monks and peaceful demonstrators and we cannot close the eyes to the suffering of the heroes of Burma who are now in prisons and who were in prisons sacrifice their lives, faced torture and brutal treatment in order to show their aspiration for democracy.
"To ignore the result of the 1990 elections is to have total disrespect for the people and is also an insult to the people”, Aung San Suu Kyi again said very firmly.General Assembly of the United Nations has accepted the notion that the will of the people has been expressed in the 1990 General Elections. International community strongly condemned the junta for refusing to allow elected representatives to meet as a People's Assembly and for failing to honour the results of the elections and hand over power. UN General Assembly has since 1991 passed successive annual Resolutions calling on Burma "to restore democracy and implement the results of the 1990 elections".
United Nations must not desert people of Burma by falling into the junta’s seven step road map and 2010 Election plan. This is time to take actions and not words. Military government bought the time for 20 years and we should not let it happen anymore. United Nations must set out the dead line to transfer power to National League for Democracy by 2010.
UN must force military regime to do genuine time bound dialogue in 2008 with democratic forces led by Aung San Suu Kyi, 2009 should be transitional period and 2010 should be actually transferring power to National League for Democracy. We don’t want any more waiting games. If military regime doesn’t understand carrot and then, it is time to use stick. United Nations must step up further in order to solve Burma crisis and actions needed to be taken practically focus on to implement 1990 Elections result.

For more information contact ;

Myo Thein
00 44 787 788 2386[United Kingdom]

Nyan Moe
00 44 798 346 0124 [United Kingdom]

Khin Maung Win
001 941 961 2622[United States]

Kyaw Lin Oo
00 66 4107 9352 [Thailand]

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8.8.08 Event in United Kingdom

8.8.08 Joint protest organized by Burma Democratic Concern,Zimbabwe vigil and the tibet society in the UK
In front of the Chinese Embassy in London on 8th August 2008, we commemorated the 20th Anniversary of 8.8.88 massacre in Burma as Global Burma Day. More than 500 people turned up and it went very well.
A lot of international media came and we can send the very strong and powerful message to the Chinese government that they must stop supporting military regime in Burma. We were joined by Tibet, Zinbabwe and Sudan democratic activists who are all victims of Chinese government use of VETO, supression and supporting dictators.
There was a black coffin in display to exhibit the lives of lost heroes in the freedom struggle. We also laid flower weaths and flowers as well. Almost all of the people wore black clothing as the sign of sadness. There was a person wearing like the Chinese holding the sign of VETO on the Chines fan at one hand and at the another hand holding three chains attached to three people impersonating as Burmese, Zinbabwe and Sudan dictators. Participants hold the placards saying Chinese government supporting military regime in Burma and Chinese government stop abusing VETO power. Activist also shouted the slogans of
China Gain-Burma Pain
China-Don't abuse VETO power
China-Stop supporting injustice in Burma
China-Stop supporting illegitimate regime in Burma

Burma stakeholders meeting

Burma stakeholders meeting

Originally uploaded by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Today Burma Democratic Concern attended the Burma stakeholders meeting in United Kingdom.

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Learning from the 1988 popular uprising, 1996 student demonstrations, 1998 student demonstrations, and 2007 saffron revolutions; the need of political environment inside Burma is extremely essential to pressure the regime persistently to do reform and also to educate the people about their rights and mobilize them.

Burma Democratic Concern believes that the solution for the crisis of Burma is restoring democracy and rule of law. Burma Democratic Concern is embarking on flourishing democracy in Burma where everyone can enjoy the freedom of speech, press, beliefs, assembly and rule of law that emphasizes the protection of individual rights.

Burma Democratic Concern is equipped with participants who had political background and in depth knowledge of Burma issues. They had experiences in the past and engaging in current activities. They have the firm determination to carry on doing until the democracy restore in Burma.

The work is largely inspired by their experiences and the appalling conditions they encountered inside Burma. Burma Democratic Concern members are human rights activists and student activists consistently attempting to defend the human rights abuses in Burma.

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