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7 Nobel Laureates call for a trial of Suu Kyi

Nobel peace laureates to Aung San Suu Kyi: Publicly Acknowledge Crimes Against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice

Here is an excerpt of the letter that the Nobel laureates have written:

As Nobel Peace laureates, we call on Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to publicly acknowledge the crimes, including genocide, committed against the Rohingya. We are deeply concerned that instead of condemning these crimes, Aung San Suu Kyi is actively denying that these atrocities even occurred...

As people of peace, we urge Aung San Suu Kyi to address the systematic discrimination of the Rohingya in Rakhine State, and ensure the Rohingya’s right to nationality, land ownership, freedom of movement and other fundamental rights. We also urge her to exercise her personal and moral responsibility towards the Rohingya and acknowledge and condemn the genocide committed under her watch.

Aung San Suu Kyi must be held criminally accountable, along with her army commanders, for crimes committed.

Signed,
Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Laureate (2003) – Iran
Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate (2011) – Liberia
Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Laureate (2011) – Yemen
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, (1976) – Northern Ireland
Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nobel Peace Laureate (1992) – Guatemala
Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate (1997) – USA
Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate (2014) – India
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Watch the trial of Burma online

Starting tomorrow and going from the 10th to the 12th, BTF staff will be a leading co-sponsor of the effort to counter Burma’s case at the Hague. We are currently there with staff on the ground as a part of demonstrations, sponsoring a press conference, and lifting up Rohingya, Kachin, and Chin voices during the hearing. Imam Malik Mujahid is leading our delegation. 

The hearing at the ICJ will be open to the public, but you may also watch it online. The hearings will be streamed live and on demand in English and French on the Court’s website.
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13,000 abducted Kashmiri boys still need your help

If you have not already, please visit freekashmiriboys.org and sign the petition to help free the 13,000 Kashmiri boys who have been abducted and taken into India, no one knows where.

Also, if you know anyone who might be able to influence your congressperson to support the pro-Kashmir resolution recently introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (H.Res.724), please do what you can do nudge them in the direction of supporting it. Read more about the Resolution here.

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