Dear Friends,

In anticipation of the upcoming 15th ASEAN Summit, Altsean-Burma has released a briefer titled “Will ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again?”

With its new Charter, ASEAN now has the necessary tools to insist on democratic reform and national reconciliation in Burma. However, since the 14th ASEAN Summit in February, the SPDC’s relations with ASEAN and the international community have soured over the conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. In addition, the SPDC’s plans for 2010 elections have fueled instability within Burma and undermined regional security.

“Will ASEAN fail to confront the SPDC, again?” covers the SPDC actions over the last six months and recommends that ASEAN pressure the SPDC to adopt the recommendations contained in the Burmese pro-democracy movement’s “Proposal for National Reconciliation”; address and resolve the Rohingya problem; pressure the SPDC to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners; and pressure the SPDC to stop human rights abuses and armed aggression against ethnic nationalities.

The briefer, in Thai and English language, is available at:

http://www.altsean.org/Reports/ASEANfailtoconfrontSPDC.php

Yours, in solidarity,

Altsean-Burma———————————————-

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