Myanmar: Further information on Fear of torture/prisoners of conscience

Index Number: ASA 16/021/2000
Date Published: 21 September 2000
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Myanmar

Senior NLD leaders who had been asked to remain in their homes have now been allowed to "resume their daily activities as usual", the Myanmar authorities announced today. U Tin U has been allowed to visit Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her home. There is still no news of the whereabouts of the 16 NLD Youth members who were reportedly detained in Insein Prison after they were returned to Yangon Nine NLD Organizational Committee members in Yangon, including NLD member of parliament-elect U Saw Naing Naing, are also reported to have been arrestedas part of the current crack-down on the opposition.