Sunday, September 30, 2007

Protest in Mandalay ,Taunggoke continues and Gambari meets Aung San Suu Kyi

30 September: UN Envoy Ibrahim Gambari today met detained Burmese pro-democracy icon and opposition leader Noble Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon.

United Nation General secretary's special envoy Gambari met the Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate for ninety minutes at the State guest house in Rangoon.

The UN envoy, who led a three-member delegation, met the Burmese opposition leader on his return from Nay Pyi Taw after a meeting with Burma's military officials on Sunday.

"Mr. Gambari has arrived in Rangoon. But we did not see him being escorted. We don't know where he has been taken. But in front of Traders Hotel people are being cleared.

The outcome of trio party discussion is not made public however it is clear that the special envoy has requested the junta Leaders to have dialogs, instead of use of baton or bullets with the Leaders of peaceful demonstrators or protestants and the loss of life must be avoided and specially the Buddhist monks.

Soldiers and army offensive on Buddhist monk's non violent protest for two weeks and curb on internet and Newspapers have refused to print government propaganda and the UNHRC Council was quick to act due to the very troubling human rights situation," we have decided to ask the President of the Human Rights council to convene a special session of the HRC next Tuesday to address specifically the events in Burma/Myanmar," said Esteves. "Urgent situations require urgent action and the council must work to help find a solution."

UN envy is to persuade Than Shwe and the ruling council to open up space for political reform and use talks,dialogs instead of gun or violence.

Four monks and over 800 civilians today held a protest march in Arakan State's Taunggoke town.

In Mandalay sporadic and brief demonstration took place by students at the intersection of 75th Street and 35th Street. Students on motorcycles came holding a red flag and staged a brief demonstration. There were about 100 motorbikes and the students were between 20 to 25 years of age. We saw them on the 35th Street. But they were quick and dispersed immediately. They came from the north and headed to the south."