Victory! Congress Passes, and Obama Signs

Dear Myo Lwin


CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who called their Senators or Member of the House of Representatives and asked them to co-sponsor the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act.

Your efforts paid off!

Yesterday, President Obama signed the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act into law. Last week the Act passed both houses of Congress. Even more impressive, the Act gained 66 co-sponsors in the Senate, the highest number in the Act's history.

Passing the Act with 66 co-sponsors sends a strong message to the Burmese regime and the international community that the United Sates continues to stand in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's democracy movement.

Thanks to your hard work; 11 new Senators co-sponsored. It is wonderful that you were able to garner support from so may new Senators!

Since it first passed in 2003, the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act has stopped hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue from flowing into the hands of the regime and its cronies. Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy, as well as Burma's ethnic leaders, such as the Karen National Union, support sanctions on Burma.

Though an important step, this legislation alone will not bring an end to military rule in Burma. We have much more work to do.

The world must come together to act on behalf of the people struggling inside Burma. That is why U.S. Campaign for Burma is working toward a UN Security Council Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma -- as well as a global ban on weapons sales to the military regime. A Commission of Inquiry and an arms embargo would be the first steps toward a stronger international response by the United Nations.

We look forward to working with you in the coming months on both of these efforts.

Thank you for all of your hard work, and for helping to make this possible.

Aung Din, Jeremy Woodrum, Mike Haack, Jennifer Quigley, Jacqui Pilch

Support 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma:

Become a member of the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

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