Statement on The 62nd Birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Today, the 19th of June, is the birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The Burmese military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has put her under house arrest repeatedly since her involvement with the democracy movement, and made her pass her birthday alone under detention until today.

The SPDC has continued to extend her detention despite the constant calls for her release by political groups inside and outside Burma and by the international community. Since the Depayin massacre, SPDC has been using its state-controlled “people's organization,” the United Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), to unlawfully harass, intimidate and attack those who are advocating peacefully for political reform inside Burma. As a result of the impunity granted by SPDC, there are now more and more attacks and harassment by the USDA and its cronies.