AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - MYANMAR
We are deeply concerned by the reports that thousands of monks and other peaceful protesters, including well-known activists Htay Kywe, Mie Mie, Aung Thu, Aung Gyi, Zaw Htet Ko Ko and comedian Par Par Lay, have been detained.
We strongly urge the Myanmar authorities to release them and those connected to them immediately and unconditionally, unless they are to be charged with recognizably criminal offences. I call on the authorities to ensure that, while they remain in custody,
--all the detainees are held only in official places of detention,
--all detainees are given immediate access to lawyers, their families and any medical treatment they may require.
-- detainees are not subjected to torture or any other ill-treatment, and
-- they fulfill their duty to investigate all reports of violence, ill-treatment and intimidation of protestors and journalists, and to bring those perpetrators to justice in trials consistent with international standards of fairness.
We also call on the authorities to release
--all long-standing prisoners of conscience, including Aung San Suu Kyi,
--other members of the NLD,
--senior political representatives of the ethnic minorities,
--members of student activist groups, and
--and to reveal the identity and location of all detainees, guarantee their wellbeing and allow immediate access to them.
The authorities must ensure all people in Myanmar are able to peacefully exercise their Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly without harassment, intimidation, or arbitrary detention, in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards,
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Send to: U Myint Lwin, Minister Counselor, Charge d?Affaires, Embassy of Union of Myanmar, 2300 S Street NW, Washington DC 20008-4016
Foreign Minister Nyan Win, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Naypyitaw, Union of Myanmar (Burma(
Attorney General U Aye Maung, Office of Attorney General, Office No 25, Naypyitaw, Union of Myanmar, (Burma)