Today, June 19, 2010, marks Aung San Suu Kyi's 65th birthday.Suu Kyi, an ailing Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Burmese pro-democracy leader, has spent almost 15 of the past 20 years in some form of detention in Myanmar (Burma), mostly under house arrest. Most recently, she was convicted last August of breaching the terms of her previous detention when she received an uninvited American visitor at her home. She received an 18-month sentence for that breach, and that sentence drew worldwide criticism.
Amnesty International believes that these charges and punishment were politically motivated and fail to meet international legal standards.
Amnesty is calling for Suu Kyi's immediate and unconditional release.
How you can help:
>> Call on Than Shwe, the head of the military junta, to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Myanmar.
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