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    At a June 18 news conference in New York, Mr. Zaw Lwin said, "Mr. Ban Ki-moon, my message is simple: Your words show you take this issue seriously. But now I want to see what action you will take to secure the release of my family and all Burma's political prisoners." On Sept. 16, in a bizarre public relations stunt perhaps meant to appease the U.N. secretary-general ahead of September's General Assembly, Burma's military leaders announced an amnesty of some 7,113 convicted criminals - but just over 100 were political prisoners. Full Article at Human Rights Watch
    Mr. Ban Ki-moon, my message is simple: Your words show you take this issue seriously. But now I want to see what action you will take to secure the release of my family and all Burma's political prisoners.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 2 months ago
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  1. I was nearly due to be released anyway. ... I was doing my reporting job. I don't think I was wrong.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 2 months ago
  2. to achieve democratic reform, we will be engaging directly with the Burmese authorities.
    Hillary Rodham Clinton – Hillary Rodham Clinton SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 2 months ago
  3. His mother, his cousins and so many friends in prison was a nightmare for Nyi Nyi ... His mother got very sick. He felt badly about it; he worked passionately for their freedom.
    SOURCE: Human Rights Watch 2 months ago

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