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Release of Suu Kyi only a small step toward Myanmar democracy

By Edward SanFilippo

Paul Copeland [Advisory Council, Canadian Friends of Burma]: "Although I practice law in the city of Toronto, for the last 22 years I have been involved with the democracy movement in Burma (also known as Myanmar). I have visited three times and plan to go back soon. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is an amazing woman and the most important figure in the democracy movement in Burma. Since her release she has attempted to reinstate her political party. The court applications that have been brought on behalf of the National League for Democracy and Aung San Suu Kyi have political value outside of Burma, but the reality in Burma is

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on November 29, 2010 (boomark / email).