The Norwegian Burma Committee calls for the release of DASSK and postcard campaign

The Norwegian Burma Committee (NBC) has written an article which is printed in the Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, today June 19th. The article focuses on the latest events and ends the postcard campaign which was initiated last year.

The postcard campaign was in support of DASSK and the women of Burma.

The campaign was in cooperation with the Norwegian government's political parties' women organisations. More than 1300 signed postcards have been collected and these will be sent to Burma as an action of support from Norway to DASSK and women of Burma.

The Norwegian Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik, has signed the postcard.

In the article the NBC urges the Norwegian government to:

Implement concrete measures to secure the release of DASSK
Put pressure so that Burma is raised in the UN security council
Urge the SPDC to implement concrete measures to stop the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war against ethnic minorities, and that the responsible are punished
Contribute to the support and protection of Burmese women victims of rape and other sexual abuses.
Gro Anett Nicolaysen

Norwegian Burma Committee
Den norske Burmakomite
Pb 6720 St. Olavs plass
0130 Oslo, Norway
Tel: + 47 22 20 56 17
Fax: +47 22 20 78 15
E-mail: burma@online.no
WEB : www.burma.no