"In 2008, there were 15.2 million refugees around the world, and it is estimated that 80 percent of refugees are women and children" (Refugees International) . . . most Shan refugees continue to be left out of this statistic and denied official refugee status despite undergoing severe persecution in their home country.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi is released: Nov 13



 

Click on each picture of Aung San Suu Kyi to be directed to an article published since her release. 

As many of you may know Aung San Suu Kyi has been emprisoned for the majority of the past 20 years since she won the general elections. Instead of becoming Burma's Prime Minister the military refused to turn over power and Suu Kyi was put under house arrest.  Suu Kyi is not just a major human rights figure in Burma, but throughout the world.
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