Is there an online petition? In Solidarity Afthab Ellath
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM, aryakrishnan ramakrishnan < [email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message --he-------- > From: Shibayan Raha <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:04 PM > Subject: Seeking your kind endorsement > To: [email protected] > > > Hey Aryan > > Please read the following. > > Burmese Head of State Senior General Than Shwe is coming to India next > week.This is the appeal letter from the Burmese Community in Delhi. > Please send me your endorsement and also inform others and put them > across groups in Kerala and elsewhere. > > Thanks. > > Freedom, > > Shibayan > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dear Friends and Supporters, > > Burma Centre Delhi seeks your (individuals/organizations) kind support > and endorsement as we will be submitting an appeal letter to the > Government of India (PM) on the visit of the head of Burma’s military > regime, senior general Than Shwe. He will arrive in India on a state > visit next week for the second time in six years. > > Than Shwe will hold talks with President Pratibha Patil, Prime > Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior cabinet ministers which both > sides expect several pacts to be signed. > > Thank you for your solidarity to the democracy movement of Burmese people. > > If you endorse in the name of organizations kindly add the name of > your organization and contacts. > > Sincerely, > > Burma Centre Delhi (BCD) > New Delhi, India > Email: [email protected] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To > > Dr. Manmohan Singh > > Honorable Prime Minister > > Government of India > > New Delhi > > > > Date: 23rd July 2010 > > Dear Sir, > > We, the undersigned civil society groups in India reaffirm our > concerns about the upcoming elections in Burma and declare our support > to the people of Burma’s struggle for restoration of human rights, > peace and democracy in their country. > > We are deeply disturbed about the official visit of General Than Shwe > to India as he does not represent the 50 million peoples of Burma, but > instead represents only the military regime that has been culpable in > mass atrocities and many systematic international crimes. He is also > solely responsible for attempting to assassinate Daw Aung San SuuKyi, > the Jawaharlal Nehru Award-winner for International Understanding and > Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in what has become known as the 2003 > Depayin Massacre. > > We urge the peoples’ elected Government of India to grasp this > opportunity to deliver strong messages to the unpopular military > dictator of Burma. India should not work freely with the military > regime, unless these necessary benchmarks of genuine democratization > are met: > > 1) Unconditionally release of all political prisoners, including Daw > Aung San Suu Kyi > > 2) Engage in genuine political dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and > other democratic and ethnic representatives > > 3) Inclusively review the 2008 Constitution and 2010 Election Laws in > accordance with democratic principles and > > 4) Conduct inclusive, free and fair elections under United Nations and > international supervision. > > The upcoming 2010 Elections in Burma cannot be free, fair or inclusive > as long as: more than 2100 political prisoners, including Daw Aung San > SuuKyi, are kept behind bars, ethnic communities are attacked by > military forces, unjust provisions of 2008 Constitutions are not > amended, and the regime refuses to engage in dialogue with key > stakeholders in the country. If the regime refuses to meet these > benchmarks, India and countries around the world must denounce these > sham elections. > > Furthermore, we strongly recommend that instead of engaging in the > current short-sighted relationship with Burma’s military regime, India > must focus on long-term mutual interests by encouraging real > democratization, peace and stability in her neighbor. The Government > of India should also not tolerate the regime’s efforts to ignore the > results of the elections of 1990, which were conducted free and > fairly. > > Therefore, we request the Government of India > > · To bring in Indian principles of humanity and democracy > system to the people of Burma. > > · To support the people of Burma in their struggle for > restoration of peace, human rights and democracy in Burma by demanding > that the above-mentioned genuine benchmarks of democratization are > met. If these benchmarks are not met the Government of India should > reject the results of the unjust election. > > · To review India’s Foreign Policy on Burma in favor of > peaceful transition towards genuine democracy. > > Signed by > > > > > > > > For more details kindly contact > > Mr. Kim > > Campaign and Advocacy Coordinator > > Mobile No. 8800414483 > > > > +91 9891280954 (Htun Htun) > > + 91 9968291645 (Alana) > > --^^--^^-- > Office > Burma Centre Delhi (BCD) > New Delhi, India > Email: [email protected] > Visit: www.burmacentredelhi.org (Under Construction) > -----~~------~~~~----~ > > Burma Centre Delhi (BCD) is a non-profit organization formed in > August 2008 with activists from India and Burma. The main aim of BCD > is to work for the restoration of peace, justice, democracy and human > rights in Burma, India and other parts of the world. > > > > -- > "One is not free when other's are oppressed" > > > Shibayan Raha > Outreach Coordinator > Students For A Free Tibet,India > Ph-+919971382347(Delhi), +919736684310(Dharamsala) > Skype AIM - shibayanraha > > www.studentsforafreetibet.org > www.sftindia.org > www.twitter.com/sftindia > > > > > -- > 0091 9746339846 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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