[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 174 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 174

 Recognizing Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 
   Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in Burma.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2005

Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
  Lugar, and Mr. Reid) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 
   Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the struggle for freedom in Burma.

Whereas June 19, 2005 marks the 60th birthday of Burmese democracy activist and 
        Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi;
Whereas Burma is misruled by the State Peace and Development Council, an 
        illegitimate, repressive military junta led by General Than Shwe;
Whereas although the main opposition party in Burma, the National League for 
        Democracy, won a landslide victory in national elections in 1990, the 
        State Peace and Development Council has refused to honor the results of 
        that election and peacefully transfer power in Burma;
Whereas the State Peace and Development Council as a matter of policy carries 
        out a campaign of violence and intimidation against the people of Burma 
        and ethnic minorities that includes the use of rape, torture, and 
        terror;
Whereas hundreds of democracy activists, including Aung San Suu Kyi who is the 
        leader of the National League for Democracy, remain imprisoned by the 
        repressive State Peace and Development Council; and
Whereas the United States and other democratic countries recognize and applaud 
        the dedication and commitment to freedom demonstrated by Aung San Suu 
        Kyi and the people of Burma: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes Burmese democracy activist and Nobel Peace 
        Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as a symbol of the spirit and 
        dedication of the people of Burma who are courageously and 
        nonviolently struggling for freedom, human rights, and justice;
            (2) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of 
        Aung San Suu Kyi and all other prisoners of conscience who are 
        held by the State Peace and Development Council, the 
        illegitimate, repressive military junta in power in Burma; and
            (3) strongly urges Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to 
        initiate a discussion of the repressive practices of the State 
        Peace and Development Council during the 12th Association of 
        Southeast Asian Nations regional forum and post-ministerial 
        meeting scheduled to take place in Vientiane, Laos on July 29, 
        2005.
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