Myanmar: time to act
The following letter was written by Ela Gandhi on behalf of trustees of the Gandhi Development Trust to Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese politician who is the first and incumbent state counsellor and leader of the National League for Democracy of Myanmar. Dear Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Situation in the State of Rakhine Myanmar: It is with grave concern that we write to you about the situation in the Rakhine State of your country.
We identified in you the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi who upheld human rights and justice for all as his key guiding principles. We therefore decided in 2009, at a time when you were still under many restrictions, to present you with our highest award, the International Mahatma Gandhi Award for Reconciliation and Peace.
We also note that you are a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and that a co-Nobel Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has called on you to react publicly to the atrocities being
settlement.