MYANMAR

CASE N° MYN/01 - Ohn Kyaing CASE N° MYN/04 - Khin Maung Swe CASE N°/MYN/09 - Sein Hla Oo CASE N° MYN/36 - Myint Naing 1 CASE N° MYN/60 - Zaw Myint Maung CASE N° MYN/64 - David Hla Myint1 CASE N° MYN/68 - Aung Khin Sint CASE N° MYN/71 - Kyi Myint CASE N° MYN/84 - Soe Thein 1 CASE N° MYN/85 - Khun Myint Htun CASE N° MYN/86 - Aye San 1 CASE N° MYN/87 - Do Htaung CASE N° MYN/88 - Chit Htwe 1 CASE N° MYN/89 - Myo Nyunt CASE N° MYN/100 - Hla Myint 1 CASE N° MYN/101 - Saw Oo Reh CASE N° MYN/102 - Hla Min CASE N° MYN/104 - Kyaw Khin CASE N° MYN/105 - Kyin Thein CASE N° MYN/108 - Min Swe CASE N° MYN/109 - Than Aung 1	CASE N° MYN/110 - Tin Min Htut CASE N° MYN/113 - Aye Than CASE N° MYN/114 - Ohn Naing 1 CASE N° MYN/115 - Thein Zan CASE N° MYN/116 - Nyunt Hlaing CASE N° MYN/118 - Than Nyein 1 CASE N° MYN/119 - May Win Myint CASE N° MYN/120 - San San 1 CASE N° MYN/122 - Min Soe Lin CASE N° MYN/123 - Nan Khin Htwe Myint 1 CASE N° MYN/124 - Ohn Maung CASE N° MYN/133 - Yaw Hsi 1 CASE N° MYN/134 - Min Kyi Win CASE N° MYN/135 - Nai Tun Thein CASE N° MYN/136 - Saw Mra Aung 1 CASE N° MYN/137 - Khin Maung Kyi 1 CASE N° MYN/138 - Toe Po CASE N° MYN/139 - Soe Myint CASE N° MYN/140 - Khin Htay Kywe 1 CASE N° MYN/141 - May Hnin Kyi 1 CASE N° MYN/142 - San San Win 1
Parliamentarians reportedly released after serving their sentences:
CASE N° MYN/10 - Win Hlaing CASE N° MYN/13 - Naing Naing 2 CASE N° MYN/26 - Hla Tun CASE N° MYN/28 - Tin Aung Aung CASE N° MYN/41 - Zaw Myint CASE N° MYN/42 - Mya Win CASE N° MYN/73 - Fazal Ahmed CASE N° MYN/103 - Tin Aung CASE N° MYN/106 - Kyaw Tin CASE N° MYN/107 - San Myint	CASE N° MYN/111 - Saw Lwin CASE N° MYN/112 - Hla Win CASE N° MYN/117 - Kyaw Myint CASE N° MYN/121 - Tin Oo CASE N° MYN/125 - Mahn Kyaw Ni CASE N° MYN/126 - Tun Win CASE N° MYN/127 - Bo Htway CASE N° MYN/128 - Tha Aung CASE N° MYN/130 - Tin Win
Parliamentarians deceased:
CASE N° MYN/53 - Hla Than CASE N° MYN/55 - Tin Maung Win CASE N° MYN/66 - Win Ko CASE N° MYN/67 - Hla Pe	CASE N° MYN/72 - Saw Win CASE N° MYN/83 - Kyaw Min CASE N° MYN/131 - Hla Khin CASE N° MYN/132 - Aung Min

Resolution adopted without a vote by the Inter-Parliamentary Council
at its 169th session (Ouagadougou, 14 September 2001)

The Inter-Parliamentary Council,

Referring to the resolution it adopted at its 168th session (April 2001) on the case of the above-mentioned members-elect of the Pyithu Hluttaw (People's Assembly) of the Union of Myanmar, and to the related report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians,

Recalling that the Parliament elected on 27 May 1990 has to date been prevented from convening, the military regime instead setting up a National Convention, which lacks any legitimacy, to draft a new Constitution; the National League for Democracy (NLD), which won 392 of the 485 seats, has been systematically impeded in its functioning and the MPs-elect eliminated from the political process, including by arresting and detaining them and sentencing them under laws infringing basic international human rights standards,

Recalling also that the NLD, together with other parties, set up the Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP) in an effort to implement the election results; that the Committee has not, however, been recognised by the military regime,

Noting that talks are under way between the military regime and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the NLD leader, and that since then 11 MPs have reportedly been released from prison and 35 from "guesthouses"; however, according to the sources, there is no guarantee that those released will not be re-arrested at any time,

Noting that, for want of official data and reliable first-hand information, figures on the exact number of MPs detained or imprisoned vary,

Recalls in this regard that on 23 March 2001 the Deputy Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Office at Geneva undertook to provide information on the current situation of each of the MPs-elect,

1. Regrets that no official information on the current situation of the MPs-elect has been forthcoming, which makes it extremely difficult to assess their situation;

2. Notes that encouraging signs of a political thaw in Myanmar have been reported since the beginning of this year and that MPs-elect are said to have been released, and wishes to receive official confirmation of this;

3. Reiterates its firm belief that restoration of the rule of law requires the immediate and unconditional release of all the detained MPs-elect, the removal of the ban on political activities and the establishment of institutions representative of the people's will;

4. Again calls upon all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to take whatever measures they deem appropriate to press for the respect of democratic principles in Myanmar and to show their solidarity with their elected colleagues from the Pyithu Hluttaw, in particular by supporting the "Committee Representing the People's Parliament" and by making appropriate Myanmar-related policy recommendations to their governments, such as discouraging trade with or tourism to Myanmar; invites once again member Parliaments to inform it of any steps they may take to that end;

5. Remains convinced that an on-site mission would enable the Committee to make progress, particularly in the light of the ongoing dialogue between the regime and the NLD, and expresses once again the hope that the authorities will favourably consider its request to conduct such a mission;

6. Requests the Secretary General to bring this resolution to the attention of the authorities of Myanmar and the sources;

7. Requests the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session (March 2002).

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