Monday, December 10, 2007

Human Right Day

To day is Human Right day. On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Burma is a country that signed the declaration

Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

In Burma only generals have right . We ordinary citizen are second class citizen,

Artilce 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

No security for ordinary people, we are like a chicken in the basket. Anytime they will pick up and sent to goal without valid reason. We do not understand the meaning of liberty for more than forty years.

Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Torture is common for those who work for democracy.

Article 7. All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Generals are above the law in town and soldiers are above the law in rural area.

Article 9 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Arbitrary arrest and detention are common.

Article 13. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

We have to get permission form respective authorities to take a night stay at the area apart from our home. It is against article 13. Those affiliated with NLD party are not permitted to get passport. Ex political prisoners do not get passport.

The above are only a few comments that SPDC is violating the Human Right Declaration. Who oversee whether the signatories is violating the declaration principles or not? The watch dog is a paper tiger only. Inorder to get back our own right we have to do it by ourself.

see detail for Human Right Declaration in details.



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