Tough Talk to Burma

Published May 20, 2009

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon last week expressed concern over new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi, a pro-democracy and Nobel Laureate Burmese who has spent 13 years under military-imposed house arrest. In a statement issued May 15, Mr. Cannon denounced the continued, unlawful detention and called on the Burmese regime to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the people...