(Given below is the joint statement issued by two prominent human rights organizations that organized non-violent peaceful protests in August - September 2007 against the ruling military junta in Burma popularly known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the All Burma Monks’ Alliance and the 88 Generation Students group, in support of the report on Burma, submitted by the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly on October 20, 2008.)
Joint Statement Issued by
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Burmese Monks and the 88 Generation Students call on the United Nations Security Council to Reinforce Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Mandate for Realizing Democratic Change in
1. The All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA) and the 88 Generation Students, two prominent organizations working to restore freedom and democracy in Burma, today issued a joint statement welcoming the report, submitted by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the General Assembly on October 20, 2008 on the situation of human rights in Burma.
2. We appreciate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his clear understanding of the position of key stakeholders in Burma, including the National League for Democracy party, Members of Parliament-elect, ethnic political parties, as well as other relevant groups, such as the 88 Generation Students, the All Burma Monks’ Alliance and the All Burma Federation of Student Unions. We all declared our rejection of the military junta’s new constitution and its illegitimate conduct and use of force and fraud to adopt it. We sincerely believe that immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the realization of a meaningful and time-bound dialogue between the military junta, the National League for Democracy party led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic representatives are the most important issues to address in order to pave the way for national reconciliation and democratization.
3. In his report, the Secretary-General rightly stated that “specific suggestions of the United Nations to improve the credibility and inclusiveness of the political process have thus far not been taken up by the Government.” We fully agree with the conclusion made by the Secretary-General that “there is no alternative to dialogue to ensure that all stakeholders can contribute to the future of their country. In this regard the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners will be the key for the resumption of an enhanced, all-inclusive, substantive and time-bound dialogue”.
4. Thus far, we have found no evidence that the military junta in
5. Therefore, we earnestly call on the UN Security Council to take effective and collective action in support of the Secretary-General’s good offices role in
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The 88 Generation Students
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