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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:54 PM Nov 2018

Aung San Suu Kyi: Amnesty strips Myanmar leader of top prize

Source: BBC

6 hours ago

Amnesty International is stripping Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award.

The politician and Nobel peace prize winner received the honour in 2009, when she was living under house arrest.

The rights group said it was profoundly dismayed at her failure to speak out for the Rohingya minority, some 700,000 of whom have fled a military crackdown.

This is the latest honour in a string of awards Ms Suu Kyi, 73, has lost.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46179292

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Amnesty strips Myanmar leader of top prize (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2018 OP

What a massive fraud and evil disappointment she turned out to be. nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2018 #1

Back around 2009 I went to a lecture about her and bought zooks Nov 2018 #2

So any chance this is an enforced silence as in if she speaks out they will kill her and or cstanleytech Nov 2018 #3

Good question - hopefully they looked into that before taking back her prize. Merlot Nov 2018 #4

So are you suggesting Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #5

Rather I am asking if anyone knows if this could be why. cstanleytech Nov 2018 #6

I guess it's not outside the realm of possibility Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #7

Lucky Luciano

(11,257 posts)

1. What a massive fraud and evil disappointment she turned out to be. nt

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:58 PM

Nov 2018

zooks

(308 posts)

2. Back around 2009 I went to a lecture about her and bought

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:02 PM

Nov 2018

her book that I could ill afford but wanted to contribute something to someone who seemed to be a beacon of justice. It is so shattering to witness her silence, her complicity in this atrocity...disheartening, staggering disbelief.

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)

3. So any chance this is an enforced silence as in if she speaks out they will kill her and or

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 09:18 PM

Nov 2018

people that she knows and cares about such as a close family member?

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

4. Good question - hopefully they looked into that before taking back her prize.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 10:37 PM

Nov 2018

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

5. So are you suggesting

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 12:30 PM

Nov 2018

that she might be a hostage- even though she is leader?

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)

6. Rather I am asking if anyone knows if this could be why.

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 12:36 PM

Nov 2018

After all it certain would not be the first time that someone was forced to become a figurehead leader against there will by people willing to do anything to remain in power.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

7. I guess it's not outside the realm of possibility

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 04:22 PM

Nov 2018

I don't know a ton about that part of the world, however. I remember she was a major international activist for human rights in Myanmar and was once confined to her home by the millitary(?) dictatorship in power. I guess that I missed about her becoming the leader of the country. Now, I'm genuinely curious about the situation.

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