Saturday, March 03, 2007

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General Than Shwe
Minister of Defence/Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
c/o Ministry of Defence
Ahlanpya Phaya Street
Yangon, Union of Myanmar

Saturday, March 03, 2007

I am contacting you because I am very concerned for the well-being of 5 Bangladeshi fishers: Juddha Jaladas, Syasta Jaladas, Hori Jaladas, Vogiroth Jaladas, and Chandranath Jaladas, all of whom are being detained in the Mungdow jail.

Two months ago, Juddha Jaladas, Syasta Jaladas, Hori Jaladas, Vogiroth Jaladas, and Chandranath Jaladas were driven by intense winds across the Naf River, from the Teknaf fishing zone to the Myanmar side. The law enforcing agency of Myanmar detained the fishers there. The fishers did not have any sophisticated device or compass to differentiate the territorial border. These Hindu minority fishers are extremely poor. In the absence of the earning members, their family members experience serious hardship. They frequently starve.

Please consider the issue on humanitarian grounds and respect the international standards of Human Rights. You must take the administrative steps necessary to release the fishers immediately and unconditionally. Doing so would save their families from economic and psychological distress and hunger.

Sincerely and Respectfully,

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