Monday, December 05, 2005
More than words - Extreme
Burma re-opens constitution talks
Burma has resumed constitutional talks which critics describe as a sham aimed merely to give the ruling junta a cloak of legitimacy.
More than 1,000 government-selected delegates attended the new session of the National Convention in Rangoon.
Read the whole article here.
It din help the fact that this is taking place "...just days after Burma confirmed that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would spend a further year under house arrest." (read about that here).
I remember when I was studying Human Rights as an undergraduate in 1994 and I was concerned about the situation in Burma. It is sad that more than 11 years later, things are not improving.
Well, some might say that at least they are having the talks now. that's a good sign, isn't it?
Sure, they can talk a lot but at the day, action speaks louder than words.
Together with the news that our ex-PM had won a Human Rights award as well as the interview with the Chairman of the Malaysian's Human Rights Commission where he defended the decision to appoint Dr. M as a speaker during a Human Rights (read it here) - incidentally, he seem to forget that he's no longer the AG of the land cuz he was criticising Judges for dismissing high profile criminal cases too - I couldnt decide if I was more amused, flabbergasted or disgusted...
Burma has resumed constitutional talks which critics describe as a sham aimed merely to give the ruling junta a cloak of legitimacy.
More than 1,000 government-selected delegates attended the new session of the National Convention in Rangoon.
Read the whole article here.
It din help the fact that this is taking place "...just days after Burma confirmed that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would spend a further year under house arrest." (read about that here).
I remember when I was studying Human Rights as an undergraduate in 1994 and I was concerned about the situation in Burma. It is sad that more than 11 years later, things are not improving.
Well, some might say that at least they are having the talks now. that's a good sign, isn't it?
Sure, they can talk a lot but at the day, action speaks louder than words.
Together with the news that our ex-PM had won a Human Rights award as well as the interview with the Chairman of the Malaysian's Human Rights Commission where he defended the decision to appoint Dr. M as a speaker during a Human Rights (read it here) - incidentally, he seem to forget that he's no longer the AG of the land cuz he was criticising Judges for dismissing high profile criminal cases too - I couldnt decide if I was more amused, flabbergasted or disgusted...
# posted by imissw : 9:58:00 pm
