During his recent visit to the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo, Dalai Lama (right) willingly signed one of the thousands of post cards these days being sent to Aung San Suu Kyi, on the occasion of her 60th birthday 19 June. If the Norwegian Tibet Committe and the Norwegian Burma Committe had not been in the same house, Dalai Lama´s spontaneous, but hugely important act of solidarity most probably wouldn´t have happened, says HRH´s Niels Jacob Harbitz. (21-JUNE-05)
-I always pray for Aung San Suu Kyi and hope that she will be released soon, said Dalai Lama to the press as he signed his postcard for the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He added that he has corresponded regularly with Aung San Suu Kyi in the past, but not in the last two years, since the conditions of her house arrest do not permit any kind of contact with the outside world. -Aung San Suu Kyi is a person I admire a lot, both for her courage and her sacrifice, concluded Dalai Lama, who himself has also won a Nobel Peace Prize, two years prior to Aung San Suu Kyi.
Photo: Democratic Voice of Burma
-This is certain to raise their eyebrows
-It is the The Norwegian Burma Committee who is coordinating the Norwegian contribution to the international post card campaign. -Due to the tight security surrounding Aung San Suu Kyi, we don´t expect many of the cards being sent these days from all over the world to reach Aung San Suu Kyi herself. Even so, the thousands of cards they wil have to deal with are certain to raise some eyebrows within the military junta. This is bound to bring the message across that they must release the democratically elected leader of their country, says Vibeke Hermanrud, Executive Leader of the Norwegian Burma Committee, who concludes with an appeal to all Norwegians to take this opportunity to express their opinon by way of sending a card to the house-arrested Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
