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About 50 activists of Burmese Democracy Group in India (BDGI) held a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday against ``human rights violations'' by the military regime there.
The Hindu: 14 April, 2006
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: About 50 activists of Burmese Democracy Group in India (BDGI) held a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday against ``human rights violations'' by the military regime there.
A BDGI spokesperson Ngwe Toe said the Indian Government should pressure the military regime to release the leader of the non-violent movement for democracy and human rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the other political prisoners.
"The military regime has forced the Burmese people to live in constant fear. Its policies have precipitated a steady decline of the economic condition. It has also failed to address the problem of HIV/AIDS and other health problems in the country," he said, adding that the drug trafficking and cross-border migration had also become a big problem. The protestors urged the Indian Government to sever all relations with the military regime and support the democratic movement there.
Mr. Toe said the protest demonstration would be organised every day till April 16.