Burma Point Condemns Trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2009

Burma Point, a New York-based human rights organization, is deeply concerned by the recent news that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma's freedom movement and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has been taken Insein Prison to face trial this morning. Insein Prison is a location notorious for its torture of political prisoners. Burma Point is concerned that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is at grave risk.

Burma Point, together with other human rights monitoring and advocacy organizations, has condemned the house arrest which has kept Daw Aung San Suu Kyi detained for 13 of the past 19 years. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has also ruled that the ruling military junta, the SPDC, is in violation of international and domestic law for her detention.

While is it not currently clear from the initial reports of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer, Kyi Win, what exactly these fresh charges consist of, they will likely pertain to a recent incident in which U.S. national John Yettaw was able to gain access to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's compound before being detained by Burmese police.

Burma Point demands the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and her personal physician, Dr. Tin Myo Win. Burma Point will lead in global protests against her detention until she is able to return home and granted freedom. Burma Point also asks that the UN and United States take action to condemn such violations of human rights and mediate to help gain freedom for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Finally, Burma Point calls upon the international community to rise up and show support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The organization asks that activists around the globe remember her words: "use your liberty to promote ours" because "we are prisoners in our own country".

For more information, visit Burma Point's home page http://burmapoint.com.

Media Contact:
Min Sun Min - 718-434-5292, 646-643-8689
Zachary Michaelson - 215-888-9686

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