Burma

Recently I went to a talk about the present situation in Burma by a volunteer who had worked there for the past 2 years. The situation is terrible in Burma, some of the acts the military enforced government carry out are diabolical.

There’s no such thing as freedom of speech in this country.The government soldiers carry out acts of genocide and murder everyday.Woman are raped, villages are burnt down and Burma has the biggest number of child soldiers.

Burma is ruled by a military dictator, in the year 1989 the country held a democratic vote for president. Aung San Suu Kyi a nobel peace prize recipient and the democratic leader won the election with the majority vote 82% but the Burmese government refuse to recognise this and have placed her under house arrest for the past 16 years.

I also read in a BBC aricle that China plays the most crucial role, and as a permanent member of the UN Security Council it can help to limit the relative isolation that the Rangoon regime faces.China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution last January that was critical of Burma's rulers.

China has key strategic interests in the stability of Burma and accordingly strong ties with Rangoon.China will not intervene because of Burma's natural resources and China is a key partner. That is why i feel that everyone should boycott the Olympics
to get the message across so that China and other organistions like the UN will take action to help the people of Burma and put a stop to the miliatry regime.