[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 80 (Thursday, June 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6768]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 174--RECOGNIZING BURMESE DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AND NOBEL 
PEACE LAUREATE AUNG SAN SUU KYI AS A SYMBOL OF THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM 
                                IN BURMA

  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:

                              S. Res. 174

       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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