Siem Reap, Cambodia, 28 September, 2007 …

Siem Reap, Cambodia,

28 September, 2007

                       STATEMENT ­ MYANMAR/BURMA

We, the undersigned Asian and European participants to the 8th informal Asia-Europe
Meeting (ASEM) seminar on human rights, "freedom of expression", gathered in Seam
Reap, Cambodia, note with great concern the recent developments in Myanmar/Burma.
In particular, we condemn the violence that has claimed the lives of demonstrators. We
call on the government to exercise restraint and respect the rights of all Burmese to
freedom of assembly and to the peaceful expression of their views and opinions, in line
with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In the spirit of the ASEM informal dialogue, we call on the government to work with all
sectors of society towards an immediate peaceful resolution of the current situation and
the full realisation of human rights in the country.


ENDORSED BY:

Governments
Austria - Austrian embassy, Bangkok
Belgium - Embassy in Bangkok
Bulgaria - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
European Commission
France - French Ambassador at large for Human Rights
Germany ­ Embassy in Bangkok
Italy - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Latvia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lithuania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Netherlands - Ambassador at large for Human Rights
Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Spain - Ambassador at large for Human Rights, Spain
Sweden - Swedish Ambassador at large for Human Rights, Sweden
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Associations
ARTICLE 19, United Kingdom
Asia Europe People's Forum, Finland
Asia House and German Asia Foundation, Germany
Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, Cambodia
Campaign for Popular Media Reform, Thailand
Centre for Culture Technology and Values, Ireland
Citizen and Democracy, Slovakia
The Danish Institute for Human Right, Denmark - Malek Sitez
Don't Block the Blog, Pakistan
\Electronic Frontier, Finland
FORUM-Asia, Thailand
Free Voice, Netherlands
Human Security Alliance, Thailand
Human Rights and Development Association in Cambodia (ADHOC), Cambodia
Institute of Legal Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Justice and Peace Commission, India
Lao Movement for Human Rights, France
Latvian Centre for Human Rights, Latvia
Luxembourg Human Rights Commission, Luxembourg
Media Monitoring Agency, Romania
Malaysiakini, Malaysia
One World Platform for South East platform, Bosnia Herzegovina
Reporters Sans Frontiere, France
Research Centre for Minority Groups, Greece
Southeast Asian Press Alliance, Thailand
SUARAM, Malaysia
The Alliance of Independent Journalists, Indonesia
Union for Civil Liberty, Thailand

Individuals
Arnaud Dubus, France
Basil Constantinescu, Romania
Fumiko Saiga, Japan
Gabor Halmai, Hungary
Helene Ragheboom, France
Kevin Boyle, Ireland
Kurt Krickler, Austria
Paul Green, United Kingdom
Rolf Ring, Sweden
Sol Iglesias, Philippines