Burma Action Alert (June 2007)
TAKE ACTION FOR NOBEL LAUREATE AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND THE PEOPLE OF BURMA
WRITE THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Urge the unconditional and immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as that of her fellow political prisoners. Urge the Security Council to pass a binding resolution to help bring about national reconciliation and democracy.
Send the letter below, or draft your own, to UN Secretary General and members of the UN Security Council. Or sign an online petition to the Secretary General.
SAMPLE LETTER:
His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General
The United Nations
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017-3515
Dear UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and members of the UN Security Council,
This September will mark a year since the Security Council placed Burma on your formal agenda. Yet, a binding resolution on Burma has not been reached. I urge the Council to take meaningful action on the human rights situation in Burma and pass a binding, non-punitive resolution to help bring about national reconciliation and democracy.
I am deeply concerned about the people of Burma and the security of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whose sentence under house arrest was extended in May 2007. I urge that Aung San Suu Kyi be unconditionally and immediately released from house arrest and that her fellow political prisoners also be released.
I urge the Government of Burma to ensure immediate, safe and unhindered access to all parts of the country, including to internally displaced people, so that the most vulnerable populations may receive humanitarian assistance.
In developing a strategy on Burma, I urge the UN to specifically address the role and experience of Burmese women and girls and take steps to implement the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. While Aung San Suu Kyi’s courage highlights the role women play in processes of peacebuilding and reconciliation, the oppression she faces illustrates the junta’s policy of systematic violence against the women of Burma.
Thank you for your attention to this most serious matter.
Sincerely,
Your name
Email address for Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: inquiries@un.org
Email addresses for UN Security Council Members:
Belgium
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Johan Verbeke
newyorkun@diplobel.be
China
Permanent Member
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Wang Guangya
chinamission_un@mfa.gov.cn
Fax: +1 212 634 7625
Congo
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Basile Ikouebe
congo@un.int
France
Permanent Member
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Jean-Marc de la Sabliere
france@un.int
Fax: +1 212 421 6889
Ghana
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Nana Effah-Apenteng
ghanaperm@aol.com
Indonesia
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations
ptri@indonesiamission-ny.org
Italy
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Marcello Spatafora
info.italyun@esteri.it
Panama
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Ricardo Alberto Arias
Peru
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Jorge Voto Bernales
misionperu@aol.com
Qatar
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
qsc@qatarmission.org
Russian Federation
Permanent Member
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Vitaly Churkin
rusun@un.int
Slovakia
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Peter Burian
mission@newyork.mfa.sk
South Africa
Permanent Representative: H.E. Dr. Dumisani S. Kumalo
ambassador@southafrica-newyork.net
Fax: +1 212 692 2498
United Kingdom
Permanent Member
Permanent Representative: H.E. Sir Emyr Jones Parry
uk@un.int
United States of America
Permanent Member
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad
usa@un.int
OTHER ACTION CAMPAIGNS
The Women’s League of Burma, Postcard Campaign
Shan Women’s Action Network, Action Update
Free Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burma Campaign UK
Support UN Security Council Action on Burma, ALTSEAN-Burma
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Read about Burma’s political history and repression at the hands of the military regime at our Burma Issue page.
