Archivo etiqueta «Unión de Myanmar/Birmania»
Por Timothy Garton Ash, catedrático de Estudios Europeos en la Universidad de Oxford. Traducción de María Luisa Rodríguez Tapia (EL PAÍS, 22/11/10):
Si queremos ayudar a Aung San Suu Kyi y contribuir a la causa de la libertad en Myanmar, debemos confiar en que India redescubra su mejor faceta. La democracia más poblada del planeta necesita revisar con urgencia su relación con una de las peores tiranías del mundo, agazapada como un sapo en el umbral de su propia puerta. Si no lo hace, parece muy poco probable que las fuerzas de oposición birmanas, débiles y divididas, y las … Seguir leyendo
By Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research and the author, most recently, of Asian Juggernaut (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 17/11/10):
With the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from prolonged house detention, it is time for the United States and its European partners to moderate their sanctions policy against Myanmar (Burma) so as to create incentives for greater political openness and to insulate its citizens from the rigors of the punitive actions.
There is no reason why a weak, impoverished Myanmar should continue to … Seguir leyendo
Por Gordon Brown, ex primer ministro de Reino Unido (EL MUNDO, 16/11/10):
Aung San Suu Kyi es la activista más famosa del mundo en defensa de la democracia y ahora, gracias a usted querido lector, está en libertad. Su prolongado arresto domiciliario ha llegado a su fin debido a la incansable presión ejercida de un extremo al otro del planeta por millones de personas que creen que ninguna injusticia dura para siempre. Sin embargo, el levantamiento de su arresto domiciliario, bajo el que ha pasado 15 de los últimos 21 años, representa tan solo … Seguir leyendo
Por Brahma Chellaney, profesor de estudios estratégicos en el Center for Policy Research de Nueva Delhi. Traducción: José María Puig de la Bellacasa (LA VANGUARDIA, 16/11/10):
La liberación de Suu Kyi brinda una oportunidad para reevaluar una política de sanciones contraproducente en el caso de Birmania. Con ocasión de la liberación de la líder en favor de la democracia tras un prolongado arresto domiciliario, es hora de que Estados Unidos y sus socios europeos suavicen su política de sanciones contra Birmania (Myanmar, en denominación de la junta) a fin de aportar estímulos orientados a … Seguir leyendo
By Gordon Brown, the former British prime minister and member of parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (THE GUARDIAN, 15/11/10):
Aung San Suu Kyi is the most famous democracy campaigner in the world and today – thanks to you – she is free. Her prolonged period of house arrest has come to an end because of the unremitting pressure applied by millions of people around the world who believe that no injustice can last forever. But her release from house arrest – where she has spent 15 of the last 21 years – is only … Seguir leyendo
By Bertil Lintner, a former correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review and the author of seven books on Burma (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 14/11/10):
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been called Asia’s Nelson Mandela and, like him, is widely respected as a symbol of hope and change. Now many foreign observers are wondering whether her release will bring Myanmar’s “Mandela moment” — the beginning of the end of repression and the first, tangible step toward national reconciliation. But this is a skewed analogy. There are fundamental differences between the transition to majority rule in South Africa and … Seguir leyendo
By Tharaphi Than, a lector in Burmese (Myanmar) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (THE GUARDIAN, 08/11/10):
I remember that day. It was 27 May 1990. I was too young to vote, but I spent all day in front of a primary school turned polling station just a few doors down the street. In the afternoon, my father took us to the headquarters of National League for Democracy (NLD). I made sure I wore the NLD uniform, orange pinni jacket my grandmother sewed for me. I remember the euphoria and excitement on the streets. Turnout was … Seguir leyendo
By Gordon Brown, the former British prime minister and member of parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (THE GUARDIAN, 31/10/10):
Next Sunday, 7 November, had the potential to be a truly great day. The first Burmese elections since 1990 should have seen grassroots and civilian candidates compete in free elections, as 60 million citizens finally threw off a brutal military dictatorship in front of international observers and the global media.
Instead next weekend’s poll will be a masquerade. Aung San Suu Kyi – the one person who in half a century has been democratically elected in Burma – has been … Seguir leyendo
By Waihnin Pwint Thon, a campaigns officer at Burma Campaign UK, and the daughter of Ko Mya Aye, one of the Generation 88 student leaders who is currently serving a 65-year jail sentence in Burma for his part in the 2007 protests (THE GUARDIAN, 25/10/10):
In May I finally experienced a free and fair election. Unfortunately, I was thousands of miles from my homeland – Burma. I witnessed the UK’s May elections as a refugee in the country.
Next month, there will be elections in Burma and the eyes of the world will briefly turn upon the country. But … Seguir leyendo
By Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister of Britain (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 04/10/10):
We are now a month away from the first elections in Burma in 23 years. That should give us cause to celebrate. Sadly, that is wishful thinking. Burma’s 55 million people continue to suffer brutal oppression. Abject, needless poverty is, for most, a daily reality. These elections will be little more than a sham to perpetuate military rule.
So when Asian and European leaders meet on Monday in Brussels, the U.K. will be calling for us to speak with one voice against the gross mistreatment of … Seguir leyendo
By Win Tin, a founder of Burma’s National League for Democracy party and a member of its central executive committee. He was a political prisoner from 1989 to 2008 (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 01/10/10):
Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, recently said the world must exercise “utmost vigilance” to ensure the approaching elections in Myanmar (Burma) are free and fair.
We are disappointed in such comments, which focus on the election as something important for our country, as something worth waiting and watching for, although this election is not the solution for Burma.
The elections, … Seguir leyendo
By David I. Steinberg, a professor of Asian studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the author of Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know (THE WASHINGTON POST, 21/08/10):
The United States decided this week to support the creation of a United Nations commission of inquiry into the Burmese military regime’s crimes against humanity and war crimes. That human rights violations have occurred is clear, and many have noted that the Burmese junta’s restrictions on its upcoming elections make it all but certain the generals will retain power. The real dilemma is whether it is better to express … Seguir leyendo
By Pokpong Lawansiri, a World Bank scholar at the department of political science, University College London (THE GUARDIAN, 11/08/10):
By the end of this year, Burma will be holding its first election in two decades. This southeast Asian nation has been in the grip of the military government since 1962.
The military government has yet to announce the exact date, while there are rumours that the election could be held on 10 October, in conformity with the Burmese generals’ superstitious beliefs about numbers, that if it is held on 10/10/10 it could bring them victory.
In the last … Seguir leyendo
By Waihnin Pwint Thon, the daughter of Ko Mya Aye, one of the Generation 88 student leaders who is currently serving a 65-year jail sentence in Burma for his part in the 2007 protests (THE GUARDIAN, 07/08/10):
“Don’t worry, don’t worry daughter, everything will be fine, change is coming soon.”
Tomorrow is an important day. William Hague, the UK’s foreign secretary, may not be aware of the date’s significance, but August 8 should be etched into his memory, as it is mine.
Tomorrow is my father’s day. When I was very young, I was taught that my daddy was … Seguir leyendo
By Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, an adjunct professor of international relations at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies, was the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar from 2000 to 2008 (THE WASHINGTON POST, 23/07/10):
With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attending the ASEAN Regional Forum this week, it is an opportune moment to examine U.S. efforts to engage with Burma (also known as Myanmar). When President Obama was inaugurated, many in the international community were particularly enthusiastic about a return to U.S. multilateralism to address global problems. Nowhere was this more necessary than in the case … Seguir leyendo