Target:H.E. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, Russian Federation; H.E. Ambassador Zhang Yesui, People's Republic of China Sponsored by:Care2
Nobel Peace Prize winner and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 months of extended house arrest by a court in Burma in a thinly veiled effort by Burma's military junta to keep Suu Kyi imprisoned during next year's election.
Western leaders are calling for UN Security Council action and a global arms embargo against Burma as international outrage against this sham sentence grows. China and Russia have opposed efforts to condemn Burma's junta for human rights violations in the past, and as permanent members of the UN Security Council with veto power, their support is critical to successfully pressuring the Burmese junta.
The military regime in Burma is clearly trying to silence Suu Kyi and prevent her from any involvement in the country's upcoming elections. We cannot stand by and allow her voice and the voices of those who demand freedom in Burma to be silenced.
Please ask China and Russia to join with the UN Security Council and the global community in condemning Burma's actions, calling for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma, and supporting a global arms embargo against Burma.
12:18 pm PST, Nov 20,Susana Lax, Florida
Please free her.
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10:29 am PST, Nov 20,Laura Bretschneider, Sweden
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9:55 am PST, Nov 20,Creag Browning, United Kingdom
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4:32 am PST, Nov 20,Rachel Faber, New Jersey
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4:09 am PST, Nov 20,Chris Green, Florida
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10:09 pm PST, Nov 19,Andy Pham, California
Please free her.
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9:12 pm PST, Nov 19,Debbie Geno, Missouri
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6:58 pm PST, Nov 19,Brande Pickerel, Washington
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9:35 am PST, Nov 19,Deborah Gorman, New York
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7:46 pm PST, Nov 18,Telma Escórcio, Portugal
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4:53 pm PST, Nov 18,Avery Conant, California
In addition to protecting the assured innocence of the peaceful actions demonstrated by the people of Burma, We must save the example of non-violent government that the NLD and Suu Kyi have set for the world. What better way to promote peace than that of acting peacefully? To both the benevolent ambassadors, in Aung San Suu Kyi's words, "please use your liberty to promote ours". Thank you for listening to the masses who cry out, and please help justice, human rights, and truth remain in the standard of all governments.
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3:12 pm PST, Nov 18,Karisa Cotter, Arkansas
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2:25 pm PST, Nov 18,Alesia Febus, New York
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9:39 am PST, Nov 18,Lisa Terrell, Ohio
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5:54 am PST, Nov 18,Susanne Dawn Plumb, California
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5:11 am PST, Nov 18,Mike Cohn, Michigan
There are many who are actively not purchasing Chinese made products for a variety of reasons. Don't give them more reasons not to.
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10:19 pm PST, Nov 17,Michelle Harris-Shields, Kentucky
