Sunday, November 4, 2012

Burma Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses To Intervene In Burma's Ethnic Violence


Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses To Take Sides In Burma Ethnic Violence -- Voice of America

Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has urged tolerance in response to a wave of ethnic violence in the west of the country, but says she will not take sides.

In an interview with the BBC Saturday, the Nobel Peace laureate said she does “not think one should use one's moral leadership” to promote a particular cause without looking into the sources of the problem.

She says advocates of both sides are displeased with her, but says the rule of law should be established as a first step before looking into other problems.

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Update:
Suu Kyi says cannot back Myanmar's Rohingya: BBC -- AFP

My Comment: This is a disappointment. Even the Dalai Lama has come out asking Aung San Suu Kyi to use her considerable influence to assist the Rohingyas in Burma’s Rakhine province .... but she has chosen to stay out of a conflict that foreign observers have noticed is targeting the Muslim minority in the country.

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