Despite a political reform, human rights and ethnic disputes remain key issues in Myanmar. These peace activists aimed to resolve the ongoing civil conflicts in Kachin State and other ethnic areas by creating an awareness through these peaceful marches.
The peace activists were initially denied permission by the authorities to march for reasons such as causing “traffic congestion” and “disturbances to the people”. They went on with the marches and had been arrested just because they broke the law under Article 18 of the Assembly and Procession bylaw – “Staging a public gathering without official permission.” All of them might face up to 10-year jail time as a result.
They were peace-lovers who wanted to stop the war in their own country. They carried out their peaceful marches without causing harm to the other people. Help them now by appealing to the government to release them of these unfair charges.
We are young people from Southeast Asia.
Join us in our campaign to help the 13 by appealing to the government to drop charges and release them.
Join us in our campaign to help the 13 by appealing to the government to drop charges and release them.
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