RANGOON, Burma -- Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-controlled nation. She called for face-to-face talks with the junta's leader.  read more »

Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) welcomes decision of Myanmar military
Junta's decision to release the icon of Pro democracy leader Aaung San Sui.
Military authorities in Burma are believed to have sanctioned the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after spending 15 of the last 21 years under house arrest.  read more »

The civil society groups in India reaffirm our concerns about the upcoming elections in Burma and declare our support to the people of Burma’s struggle for restoration of human rights, peace and democracy in their country.
We are deeply disturbed about the official visit of General Than Shwe to India as he does not represent the 50 million peoples of Burma, but instead represents only the military regime that has been culpable in mass atrocities and many systematic international crimes. He is also solely responsible for attempting to assassinate Daw Aung , the Jawaharlal Nehru Award-winner for International Understanding and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in what has become known as the 2003 Depayin Massacre.  read more »