| Women in Burma |
[04 Oct 2007|09:48pm] |
"Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of the legitimately elected government of Burma has been under house arrest for nearly 11 years and recently transferred to Insein Prison, called by one former prisoner "the darkest hell-hole in Burma". This courageous human rights defender, the more than 1000 political prisoners detained, and the hundreds of thousands of people in Burma engaged in peaceful protests against an oppressive military regime, deserve the freedom and democracy they have struggled for since the 1988 uprising, which ended in the slaughter of 3000 people. Women have suffered in terrible and specific ways. Media coverage of the brave saffron protest currently raging in Burma tends to pay scant attention to the courageous Buddhist nuns rallying alongside the monks, or to the bravery of Burma's women activists who have long been at the forefront of their people's struggle against the military junta. Women played a central role during the initiation of the protests and led many of the first marches against fuel prices. Several high-profile women activists have been forced into hiding as authorities have raided their homes and distributed "wanted persons" leaflets to checkpoints throughout Burma."
I received this email on a feminist email list and I am so worried for my sisters in Burma.
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