Statement On The Release of Daw Thin Thin Aung, One of The Founders of Women’s League of Burma
20 October 2021
On 19 October 2021, the military coup council released over 5000 detainees, who were unjustly arrested and detained. Together with the family members and friends, Women’s League of Burma (WLB) is very delighted for the release of Daw Thin Thin Aung, who was arrested on 8 April 2021.
WLB would like to express our gratitude to all our friends and supporters, national and international organizations and individuals who painstakingly campaign for the release of Daw Thin Thin Aung & other women’s human rights defenders, and the unjustly arrested. We acknowledge your support and solidarity efforts for us.
Special thanks are to Asia Pacific Forum for Women, Law & Development (APWLD), Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI), Amnesty International (AI), Melanne Verveer, the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University & Human rights lawyer and author Nandita Haksar.
WLB urges friends and supporters around the world, national and international organizations and individuals to continue your encouragement and solidarity campaigns for the release of the remaining detainees unjustly arrested, the elimination of all kinds of dictatorship including military dictatorship, and our movement to establish federal democratic union which guarantees self-determination, equality, peace and justice.