【緬甸】應容許反對人士參選

國際特赦組織新聞稿｜2010年3月10日

國際特赦組織要求緬甸政府撤銷在選舉前制定的一項新法律。這項法律禁止所有政治犯，包括諾貝爾獎得主翁山蘇姬在內，不得加入政黨。

「緬甸現有至少2,200位政治犯，大多只因試圖和平行使其權利而入獄。」國際特赦組織緬甸研究員Benjamin Zawacki說。

「緬甸當局不應制定新的法律來剝奪更多他們的權利，而應立即釋放所有政治犯，包括翁山蘇姬，並且取消對他們參與政治活動的一切限制。」

翁山蘇姬的參選之路，已被2008年通過的新憲法阻斷。新憲法規定，與外國人結婚者不得參與選舉。

「國際特赦組織極為關切反對人士在選前遭到日益嚴重的壓迫」，Benjamin Zawacki說。「緬甸當局似乎決心撲滅所有反對其統治的政治力量。」

在最近發表的調查報告《Repression of ethnic minority activists in Myanmar (緬甸對少數族群運動者的鎮壓)》中，國際特赦組織紀錄了緬甸政府如何有系統地壓制眾多少數族群維權人士的聲音。這份報告提出警告，開放選舉可能反而導致當局更加嚴厲地鎮壓反對人士。

調查報告全文請見國際特赦組織網站：
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/myanmar-urged-end-repression-ethnic-minorities-elections-20100216.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE
10 March 2010

Myanmar opposition must be free to fight elections

Amnesty International urges Myanmar to overturn a new law that bars all political prisoners, including detained Nobel Peace-prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, from belonging to a political party before upcoming national elections.

“There are at least 2,200 political prisoners in Myanmar, most of whom are in prison simply because they tried to exercise their rights peacefully,” said Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International’s Myanmar researcher

“Instead of passing laws that strip away more of their rights, the Myanmar authorities should immediately release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and remove restrictions on their political activity.”

Aung San Suu Kyi was already blocked from running in the elections by the 2008 constitution, which ruled that marriage to a foreign national would exclude candidates from running.

“Amnesty International is greatly concerned that activists are going to come under increased repression in the lead up to the elections,” said Benjamin Zawacki. “The Myanmar authorities seem determined to stamp out any political challenge to their rule.”

In a recent report, Repression of ethnic minority activists in Myanmar, Amnesty International documented the government’s systematic efforts to silence activists from the country’s large ethnic minority population. The report warned the election may lead to an even harder crackdown against activists.

The report can be found on the Amnesty International website at: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/myanmar-urged-end-repression-ethnic-minorities-elections-20100216.