Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals Statement regarding arrests of innocent family members ( 7/2007)
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We, the Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals are saddened and outraged to learn that SPDC continues its practice of holding activists' families hostage. This is in blatant disregard for basic human rights and international norms. Those continued arrests, especially arrests of innocent family members, torture of detainees and denial of medical access for detainees reflect SPDC's lack of respect of international pleas. Those acts also reaffirm the world community's suspicion that SPDC has no sincere desire for genuine dialogue and national reconciliation.
We call upon SPDC to take the following steps unequivocally to start a genuine dialogue and national reconciliation.
1. Immediately release all political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
2. Stop arrests and torture of detainees.
3. Allow detainees immediate access to medical care.
4. Grant international human rights groups and family members access to detainees.
We also ask international human rights groups to continue their efforts to help those in detention and we stand by ready to assist in anyway we can.
We will continue to push for United Nations' brokered mediation as well as bilateral and multilateral actions by the United States and its allies until our goals are met.
We again strongly pledge our continued commitment and support for our people's struggle for freedom and national reconciliation.
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals
http://cmpp-burma.blogspot.com/
October 22, 2007
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