In a press statement issued few minutes back, Mr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma has deplored the arrests made by the authorities since 21 August 2007. He has also appealed to the ruling military junta to immediately release the non-violent protestors and condemned that citizens expressing [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: A True ‘Satyagrahi’
August 15, 2007By: PROF. RAMU MANIVANNAN*
The crisis in Burma represents the struggle between the power of arms and the power of non-violence. The power of (arms) violence represented by the military regime in Burma and the power of non-violence, as opposed to the armed strength, is the soul-force representing the oppressed people of Burma. This soul-force in [...]
From 1942 Quit India Movement to Quit Dictatorship Movement of 8888 in Burma (Part:I)
August 10, 2007More than six decades ago on 8th of August 1942, India under the charismatic leadership of Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement with the slogan of “Do or Die” against British Colonialism and ultimately achieved success in freeing her from colonial rule in five years on 15th of August 1947. During the struggle of [...]
