Tell ASEAN to Match Their Words about Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s Other Prisoners of Conscience with Action
by Danny Fisher
Amnesty International is asking concerned citizens to send postcards (like the one pictured) to the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), who is currently Thailand’s minister. The text of the postcard reads:
Dear Minister:
I write out of deep concern at the recent sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 more months of house arrest. For 13 of the past 20 years, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has endured detention, house arrest and restrictions on her movement. She is one of more than 2,100 political prisoners currently detained in Myanmar.
I applaud your recent efforts as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in calling for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Sadly, strong words alone are not enough to broker change in Myanmar. I respectfully urge you to convene a meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers to address this serious human rights situation.
I call on you to continue to press Myanmar’s authorities to immediately release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all those detained simply for exercising their human rights. I thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Your First and Last Name
Your City, Your State
Send your postcard here.
