Gordon Brown's Open Letter to Aung San Shu Kyi

Posted by: "Suan Tawng" mr.suan@yahoo.com mr.suan
Wed May 20, 2009 6:52 am (PDT)



Dear All,

Gordon Browns ii Daw Aung San Shu Kyi tung aa a lai khak a nuai ah na sim ve.

Zomi Sungah,
Suan TawngLondon

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Dear Daw Suu,

The Burmese regime continues to resist the righteous clamour from
your people and from the international community for your release. As
you and the Burmese people are denied your democratic rights and
freedoms the only way for me to communicate with you is through this
open letter.

I wanted to publish it to let you know that you are not alone - that
people are standing with you not just here in Britain, but everywhere
that democracy and freedom are upheld.

We are heartened by your tremendous courage, your inspirational
leadership, and by the knowledge that no oppression is so great that
the forces of liberty cannot prevail The history books are full of
stories of injustice. But they are also full of stories of hope,
resistance and the victories that satisfy the deep human yearning to be
free. I am confident that your story will stand prominently among those
that show that from

the deepest wells of despair can come the greatest triumphs of human endeavour.

Inspired by and in solidarity with you, the British Government will
continue to work with our international partners to support Burma´s
path to stability, peace and economic recovery. The UN Security Council
has set out the steps necessary for a return to democracy in Burma. I
have worked with our partners in the EU to maintain sanctions that are
tough and targeted against those individuals who wish to deny the
Burmese people their rights. And I will continue to press your
neighbours in Asia to work even harder for your release and that of all
political prisoners in Burma.

My message to the Burmese regime is clear the people of Burma have
suffered nearly half a century of conflict and isolation, it is time to
embrace a new beginning. So I say to the Generals who imprison you: the
time for a transition to democracy is now. By excluding you from that
future, by silencing and imprisoning you, they condemn your country to

further decades of poverty and exclusion.

Your continued imprisonment reminds all of us that we should not
take for granted the institution of democracy for which you campaign
That we should not rest until you are able to play your rightful role
in a free and secure Burma. And that our place is alongside all those
who face imprisonment, repression and despair in their battle to build
democracy, confront poverty and protect human rights. Daw Suu I want
you to know: you are not alone.

Yours sincerely

Gordon Brown