To The Prime Minister, Dr.

Manmohan Singh
Date: December 10, 2010

Subject: India to welcome the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and to call for the
releases of 8888 generation in Burma.

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

Today marks Human Rights Day that has been celebrated annually across the world. The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights was drafted between January 1947 and December 1948. It aimed to
form a basis for human rights all over the world and represented a significant change of direction
from events during World War II and the continuing colonialism that was rife in the world at the
time. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered as the most translated document in
modern history. It is available in more than 360 languages and new translations are still being
added.

The UN General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at
the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France, on the December 10, 1948. All states and interested
organizations were invited to mark December 10 as Human Rights Day at a UN meeting on
December 4, 1950. It was first observed on December 10 that year and has been observed each year
on the same date. Each year Human Rights Day has a theme. Some of these themes have focused on
people knowing their human rights or the importance of human rights education.

On this most important day of mankind, firstly, we hereby urge India’s Prime Minister to review
your policy on Burma. India’s present professed policy on Burma is unacceptable to say the least in
light and wake of the prime minister of the world’s largest democracy rolling out a red carpet and
officially playing host to Burma’s military despot Than Shwe with blood on his hands, riddled with
gross human rights abuses officially on record and disregarding every democratic norm at his
leisure.

For your information Burma’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (1991 Nobel Peace
Laureate) was quarantined under house arrest since 2003, thus barring her from the political process
via the “sham elections”. And more than 2000 political leaders are still locked up in prisons
including ethnic Shan leaders given lengthy prison terms and sent to far flung detention centres in
the country. India’s recent donations of the war machines, equipments and weapons to the junta is
not helping to the people but to be useful for junta to wage wars against the minorities.
Worst part of the matter is the lack of law and order and properly functioning judiciary system
turning the country into a police state violating ongoing human rights both the oppositions and the
ethnic groups for more than two decades under Than Shwe’s rule. The new government under Than
Shwe watch will remain the same.

Though in aware of India’s diplomacy – counter balance China’s increasing influence and energy
security in mind – history has testified appeasement and engagement policy on dictators and tyrants
like Hitler of yesteryears and Than Shwe of today would not hold water nor bear fruit least of all.

Hence, we would like to point out the other side of the coin and a more viable and practical measure
for India – helping Burma on the road to democracy and freedom – that would certainly guarantee
India’s security and energy needs as well no doubt.

On her interview with India Express last week, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expressed her sadness for
India’s absent to support Burma’s democratic cause. She understood that India’s position and its
look east policy to compete China by co-operating the junta. However, the world’s largest
democracy under the guidance of Gandhi and Neru should be welcome Burma’s effort for
democracy by way of non-violence as well, in her remarks. We nonetheless are well aware of
India’s tradition, lending helping hands to democratic countries and others fighting for democracy.

In this case, the Indian Prime Minister should use his diplomatic discretion and personal potential as
well on the military leaders in Burma with a view to restore democratic reforms in the military ruled
land taking advantage of already existing friendly ties like today.

Remember a strong and growing democratic Burma as neighbour would certainly augur well for
India’s security and well being for long term as well no doubt.

Hence, our message to the Indian Prime Minister is to play relevant and active roles in promotion of
freedom and democracy in Burma rather than keeping a blind eye on the Burmese junta’s leaders
running amok in their country and neighbourhood as well, while embracing them warmly at every
turn, which would inevitably and certainly bring ill repute on and tarnish India’s image on both the
short and long term no less.

We would like India to support Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as a vital sign for national reconciliation
and to urge the junta releasing of all political prisoners especially 8888 generation, who have been
serving long term imprisonments for their appeal to the junta for the sky-high commodity prices and
soaring gas price on behalf of the ordinary people, if the junta is really leaning toward
democratization in Burma. In the Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, we quote, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of
brotherhood.” And, they really are the prisones of conscience in this category for sure. We have a
high hope that india as one of the most powerful democrtic nations in the world will use its power
to protect the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights by calling on the releases of
all these prisoners of conscience in Burma.

Sincerely,
Co-opreative Organizations
1 ) Overseas National Students' Organization of Burma ( H.Q ) Denmark
Tay Za Thura
General Secretary
E-mail : tayzathura@gmail.com

2 ) Burmese Democratic Community ( Netherlands )

Ko Myat Thiha
Political Dept
E-mail : myatthiha101@yahoo.co.uk

3 ) International Foundation for Burma National Congress ( USA ) ( I.F.B.N.C )

Ko Htun Hlaing
Director ( Political Action Committee )
E-mail : kyiwayphy0@yahoo.com

4 ) National League for Democracy ( L.A ) Netherlands

Ko Hla Myint Naing
Chairman
E-mail : hlamyintnaing@yahoo.com

5 ) Overseas National Students' Organization of Burma ( Branch ) Sweden

Ko Toe Win
Political Dept
E-mail : kotoegyi1@yahoo.com

6 ) Burma Democratic Concern ( BDC ) United Kingdom

Ko Myo Thein
Director
E-mail : myothein@bdcburma.org

7 ) Burma Bureau Germany

Ko Sonny Aung Than Oo
Foreign Affairs
 E-mail : atoburma@web.de

8 ) Overseas National Students' Organization of Burma ( Branch ) Thailand

Ko Than Phay
Secretary
E-mail : thanpae@gmail.com

9 ) All Burma Monks Representative Committee ( India )

Ashin Thavara
General Secretary
E-mail : abmrc.delhi@gmail.com