[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 160 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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.


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                   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

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                               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;
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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns and deplores the show trial of Burmese 
        democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi;
            (2) condemns and deplores the criminal actions by the State 
        Peace and Development Council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and 
        members of the National League for Democracy;
            (3) recognizes that currently conditions do not exist in 
        Burma for the conduct of credible and participatory elections;
            (4) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of 
        Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all prisoners of conscience in Burma;
            (5) calls upon the Secretary of State to reinvigorate 
        efforts with regional governments and multilateral 
        organizations (including the People's Republic of China, India, 
        and Japan as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
        and the United Nations Security Council) to secure the 
        immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and 
        all prisoners of conscience in Burma; and
            (6) calls upon the State Peace and Development Council to 
        establish, with the full and unfettered participation of the 
        National League for Democracy and ethnic minorities, a genuine 
        roadmap for the peaceful transition to civilian, democratic 
        rule.
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