BURMESE ROHINGYA ORGANISATION UK (BROUK)

BROUK Welcomes Rohingya MP Kyaw Min and other High

Profile Political Prisoners Release

Today, BROUK welcomed the release of high profile political prisoners, including

Rohingya MP U Kyaw Min, and member of the Committee Representing the People’s

Parliament (CRPP) and family members, Shan ethnic leader U Khun Htun Oo and

members of the 88 Generation Students and journalists from the Democratic Voice of

Burma. The release of high profile politicians and activists is great news for their families

and friends.

These releases take place after UK Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a strong

message that sanctions will not be lifted without real progress in key areas, including the

release of all political prisoners. Late last year US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

delivered a similar message.

BROUK would like to remind the international community that sanctions should not be

lifted in return for only releasing high profile political prisoners. There could still be

around 600 political prisoners in jail. The next step should be for the Burmese

government to allow international independent monitors to publicly account for all

remaining political prisoners.

It is encouraging that the new civilianized government of U Thein Sein is showing signs

of change in Burma but all remaining political prisoners should be freed immediately and

unconditionally. If U Thein Sein’s government wants real reform, they have to release all

remaining political prisoners, stop attacking and oppressing ethnic civilians, and must lift

restrictions on their own citizens, the Rohingyas. The government must restore Rohingya

citizenship rights and ethnic rights.”

A top priority for the international community must now be to continue to push for the

release of all political prisoners, and for international monitors to verify the process.

Maung Tun Khin

President,

Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK.

Contact + 447888714866

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