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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 160 

Condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and Development Council 

against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling for the immediate and 

unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2009 

Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

BROWNBACK, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BOND, and Mr. KERRY) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the actions of the Burmese State Peace and 

Development Council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 

and calling for the immediate and unconditional release 

of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. 

Whereas the military regime in Burma, headed by General 

Than Shwe and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has carried out a longstanding and brutal 

campaign of persecution against Burmese democracy 

leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters in the 

National League for Democracy, ethnic minorities, and 

ordinary citizens of Burma who publicly and courageously 

speak out against the regime’s many injustices, abuses, 

and atrocities; 


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Whereas the military regime in Burma is solely responsible 

for failing to provide for the basic needs of the people of 

Burma and has restricted the activities and movement of 

United Nations agencies and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations operating in Burma today; 

Whereas Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 

has been imprisoned in Burma for 13 of the last 19 

years, and many members of the National League for 

Democracy have been similarly jailed, tortured, or killed; 

Whereas Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 

currently faces criminal charges by the military regime 

for breaking the terms of her house arrest, which arose 

from the uninvited visit of an American citizen; and 

Whereas these criminal charges are consistent with other past 

actions by the military regime to harass and persecute 

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for 

Democracy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns and deplores the show trial of 

3 Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; 

4 (2) condemns and deplores the criminal actions 

5 by the State Peace and Development Council against 

6 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and members of the Na7 tional League for Democracy; 

8 (3) recognizes that currently conditions do not 

9 exist in Burma for the conduct of credible and 

10 participatory elections; 


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1 (4) calls for the immediate and unconditional 

2 release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners 

3 of conscience in Burma; 

4 (5) calls upon the Secretary of State to reinvig5 orate efforts with regional governments and multilat6 eral organizations (including the People’s Republic 

7 of China, India, and Japan as well as the Associa8 tion of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Na9 tions Security Council) to secure the immediate and 

10 unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and 

11 all prisoners of conscience in Burma; and 

12 (6) calls upon the State Peace and Development 

13 Council to establish, with the full and unfettered 

14 participation of the National League for Democracy 

15 and ethnic minorities, a genuine roadmap for the 

16 peaceful transition to civilian, democratic rule. 

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