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| Jim Carrey - Call to Action on Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi |
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Jim Carrey calls for people to support the
world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize
recipient Aung San Suu Kyi. He also decries
Burma's military regime for recruiting more
child soldiers than any other country in the
world, destroying 3,000 villages in eastern
Burma, and forcing 1.5 million refugees to
flee. He appeals to viewers to join two
organizations:
The Human Rights Action Center
www.humanrightsactioncenter.org
U.S. Campaign for Burma
www.uscampaignforburma.org
Tags : Jim Carrey Aung San Suu Kyi U.S. Campaign for Burma Myanmar Human Rights Action Center |
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Affichage : 684860
Durée : 81 s |
| Burma |
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Burma in August 1988
Tags : Burma |
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Affichage : 33283
Durée : 241 s |
| Free Burma! |
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a tribute to the courage of the people in
Burma fighting for freedom and democracy, as
well as to the people around the world who
have rallied to their cause
music by Stevie Wonder, "Free"
"China's unilateral foreign policy on Burma
has completely paralyzed the United Nations
Security Council, and as a result the Council
has been unable to act, just as it acted far
too late in Rwanda and Darfur. China's
unilateralism is undermining responsible
conflict resolution and the Secretary General
himself," said Aung Din, policy director of
US Campaign for Burma.
For 15 years human rights advocates have
hoped that by 'speaking softly' China would
be convinced to play a constructive role in
national reconciliation in Burma, as called
for by consecutive UN General Assembly
resolutions. Specifically the UN is calling
for "trip-partite" talks in Burma between the
military regime, Aung San Suu Kyi's political
party the National League for Democracy, and
the country's ethnic minorities. However,
China has not responded to entreaties,
instead stating simply that Burma is an
"internal affair".
Human rights advocates believe that China is
in a unique position, possessing the leverage
to bring Burma's military regime to the
dialogue table. China is the Burmese
military regime's single most important ally,
supplying billions in weapons, aid, and
trade, while shielding the regime from
international action by the UN Security
Council. In January 2007 China vetoed a
peaceful UN Security Council resolution that
would have empowered the UN Secretary General
in his negotiations with the Burmese military
regime. Without China's backing, the
Security Counci has remained paralyzed.
China's position on Burma is coming into
greater focus as the 2008 Olympics will be
launched on August 8th, the anniversary of
the military crackdown in Burma that resulted
in the death up to 10,000 demonstrators in
1988.
Campaigners are planning a year-long effort
to expose how "China is responsible for
keeping Burma's military regime in power,"
added Aung Din.
China also appears to be undermining its own
neighbors on Burma. Over the past 3 years,
Filippino Foreign Ministers Alberto Romulo,
Malaysian foreign minister Syed Hamid, and
Indonesian former foreign minister Ali Alatas
have all traveled to Burma to seek the
release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only
imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
China declined to back any of the missions,
while providing diplomatic, financial, and
military aid to the regime.
Burma is ruled by one of the world's most
brutal military regimes, which has destroyed
3,000 villages in the eastern section of the
country, forcing over 1.5 million people to
flee their homes. The Associated Press has
compared the military regime's attacks on
civilians in eastern Burma to the tactics of
the Sudanese government in Darfur, labeling
eastern Burma "Southeast Asia's Darfur". The
regime has also recruited 70,000 child
soldiers, far more than any other country in
the world. Many campaigners believe Burma is
the most serious crisis in the world that has
never been addressed by the Security Council.
Tags : Burma Rangoon Aung San Suu Kyi Buddhist monks freedom democracy military junta Stevie Wonder free |
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Affichage : 25286
Durée : 251 s |
| Twin Crusade - Burma |
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January 2000
We go in search of the baby faced and battle
hardened child generals of the Karen
guerrillas.
Twins Luther and Johnny Htoo stand amidst
their child fighters and make faces at the
camera. Luther's eyes roll as he sucks on a
fat cigarette, Johnny smiles and pokes out
his tongue. Last month's hostage crisis in
the Thai hospital at Ratchaburi brought the
world's attention to the God's Army. These
twelve-year-old twins hit the headlines as
the masterminds behind this and an earlier
hostage incident at the Burmese Embassy. New
pictures and footage of the boys provides an
eerie glimpse into their crusade. For their
dedicated followers they are divinely
inspired leaders with the protection of an
invisible horde of Karen warriors. "When they
were born the sound of crowds was heard...
when people went to look there were no
footprints," reports Sister Roberts, an
American nun who has counselled and watched
the boys for the last 3 years. The twins lead
with the Bible, reciting their favourite
passages as an ideological platform. When in
battle they talk like adults and are deeply
respected. But just how long can their
rag-tag band of 200 youths survive the
combined roth of the Thai and Burmese
military? We reveal that the twins may have
escaped a recent Burmese army assault
although their current whereabouts is
unknown.
Tags : Burma twin child general soldier smoking God's army Karen guerrillas hostage crisis Ratchaburi journeyman pictures |
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Affichage : 23104
Durée : 1054 s |
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