'BURMA - Beyond The Silence'

national | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Thursday February 03, 2005 11:57 by John Copley - Burma Action Ireland info at burmaactionireland dot org 087-6958756

What's happening in Burma; why do we hear so little; did Burma escape the tsunami; whats the current status of Aung San Suu Kyi; what can we do to stem human rights abuses.

Mr Harn Yawnghwe, leading figure in Burma's democracy movement in Ireland for a public meeting in Belfast. Admission free.

Belfast meeting as follows
DATE: Weds Feb 9th,5.45pm
VENUE: Belfast City Hall, BELFAST
SPEAKERS: Harn Yawnghwe, Lord Mayor of Belfast Tom Ekin, Carmel Hanna MLA (Chair of NI Assembly cross-party group on International Development), Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty International, NI).