Today is the anniversary of the start of the horrible and brutal crackdown in Burma last year. The regime gave assurances to the UN which it never had any intention of keeping and the UN seems unwilling or powerless to do anything – as do most of our countries. If this was happening in Iraq or some other nation where ‘the West’ had invested interest there is no way that such brutality would be allowed to happen unchallenged.

Please read the letter below from the Burma Campaign and take the little bit of time necessary to respond in our attempt to make a difference.

After the uprising the regime promised the UN it would stop arresting people who criticise the regime. Since the uprising the number of political prisoners has doubled to 2,130. These people have committed no crime. They are imprisoned because they believe that Burma should be ruled democratically.

TAKE ACTION – FREE BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
Ban Ki-moon has said that he will go to Burma later this year, write to him now, tell him why he must secure the release of all of Burma’s political prisoners, email him here.

Political prisoners in Burma subjected to horrific torture, routinely denied medical treatment and survive on rotten food and dirty water. Prisoners like Mya Aye, who has been detained in Insein Prison, Rangoon, since August 2007 without charge. He has been imprisoned for 8 of the last 18 years and is denied medical treatment even though he has heart problems and has already suffered one heart attack.

Email Ban Ki-moon now and help us secure the release of all of Burma’s political prisoners: Your email will be copied to all of the Security Council members, ensuring that the world doesn’t forget Burma’s political prisoners.

Thanks

Johnny Chatterton and the Burma Campaign UK team.