Stop the Bloodshed in Burma - Sign the Petition

A new petition addressed to ASEAN, from US-based Human Rights First. Please sign before the ASEAN meeting on November 17th HERE. (http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/burma_neighbors.

***The other 11 ONLINE PETITIONS FOR BURMA HERE.***
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Stop the Bloodshed in Burma - Sign the Petition

Monks and innocent citizens were recently slaughtered in Burma for peacefully protesting the oppressive military junta. How much longer can we allow these serious human rights abuses to be perpetrated?

We must bring peace and stability to the region as quickly as possible. China and the countries neighboring Burma can play a very important role at an upcoming meeting, but we need you to help make it happen. The direct influence of these countries on the military junta in Burma cannot be overstated.

Take a minute today to ask these countries to take action on Burma.


Subject:
Take Action on Burma at ASEAN Meeting

Your Excellencies,

It is time for Burma's neighbors to take serious action to stop the bloodshed and bring peace and stability to the region. Therefore, we call upon you to ensure that the upcoming ASEAN meeting in Singapore on November 17, 2007 includes a robust discussion about how ASEAN members States and their partners, including China, can urge the State Peace and Development Council to stop killing peaceful protestors, release political prisoners, and begin a democratization process.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations argued for Burma's admission to the group in 1997, claiming that this would encourage respect for human rights and a democratization process in that country. Ten years later, Burma's military continues to use arms against its own citizens - including Buddhist monks, women, and children - who are guilty of nothing more than a desire for peace, democracy, and human rights in Burma.

The Government of China has repeatedly claimed that the current crisis in Burma is an "internal affair," but the members of ASEAN know better. As ASEAN legislators from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand stated recently, "Burma is indeed a regional security and stability threat." Burma's neighbors-ASEAN member States and China alike-have a special responsibility to encourage the SPDC to respond to its own citizens' legitimate demands without violence or repression.

We believe the following demands should be made of the SPDC at the upcoming ASEAN summit:

* Stop using violence to quell peaceful dissent in the event of future protests;

* Account for all those persons killed, incarcerated, or illegally detained during the recent protests;

* Release all political prisoners;

* Lift restrictions on the monks who participated in recent protests;

* Lift conditions for a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.

As a Security Council member, it is in China's interest to ensure that all Security Resolutions relating to Burma are implemented. As neighbors of Burma, it is in the interest of China and all ASEAN members to press the SPDC to start the democratization process. Absent peace and human rights in Burma, sustainable regional security is impossible.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

Stop the Bloodshed in Burma - Sign the Petition

Monks and innocent citizens were recently slaughtered in Burma for peacefully protesting the oppressive military junta. How much longer can we allow these serious human rights abuses to be perpetrated?

We must bring peace and stability to the region as quickly as possible. China and the countries neighboring Burma can play a very important role at an upcoming meeting, but we need you to help make it happen. The direct influence of these countries on the military junta in Burma cannot be overstated.

Take a minute today to ask these countries to take action on Burma.


Subject:
Take Action on Burma at ASEAN Meeting

Your Excellencies,

It is time for Burma's neighbors to take serious action to stop the bloodshed and bring peace and stability to the region. Therefore, we call upon you to ensure that the upcoming ASEAN meeting in Singapore on November 17, 2007 includes a robust discussion about how ASEAN members States and their partners, including China, can urge the State Peace and Development Council to stop killing peaceful protestors, release political prisoners, and begin a democratization process.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations argued for Burma's admission to the group in 1997, claiming that this would encourage respect for human rights and a democratization process in that country. Ten years later, Burma's military continues to use arms against its own citizens - including Buddhist monks, women, and children - who are guilty of nothing more than a desire for peace, democracy, and human rights in Burma.

The Government of China has repeatedly claimed that the current crisis in Burma is an "internal affair," but the members of ASEAN know better. As ASEAN legislators from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand stated recently, "Burma is indeed a regional security and stability threat." Burma's neighbors-ASEAN member States and China alike-have a special responsibility to encourage the SPDC to respond to its own citizens' legitimate demands without violence or repression.

We believe the following demands should be made of the SPDC at the upcoming ASEAN summit:

* Stop using violence to quell peaceful dissent in the event of future protests;

* Account for all those persons killed, incarcerated, or illegally detained during the recent protests;

* Release all political prisoners;

* Lift restrictions on the monks who participated in recent protests;

* Lift conditions for a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.

As a Security Council member, it is in China's interest to ensure that all Security Resolutions relating to Burma are implemented. As neighbors of Burma, it is in the interest of China and all ASEAN members to press the SPDC to start the democratization process. Absent peace and human rights in Burma, sustainable regional security is impossible.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]