The current Constitution of Burma, enforced by the military Regime in 2008, prevents Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize for peace and leader of the opposition, from running for President.

Clause 59 (f) prevents Aung San Suu Kyi from running for the Presidential elections, because she has family bonds with foreigners: her two sons are British citizens. This clause was written to prevent her people from electing her and to prevent her from taking a leading role in Burma.

Since more than one year, Aung San Suu Kyi is requesting to amend this Constitution. In her Country, five million of citizens signed a petition promoted by NLD and the democratic movement for the change of the Constitution.

The Burmese people cannot choose her as President and cannot vote for all their representatives in the Parliament House.

The next election, which is due on October 2015, must be “really free”.

We ask the Burma government to amend the clause 59 (f) of the Constitution to let Aung San Suu Kyi run for President with a fair election law.

This international petition is being promoted by the Italian Association “Amici della Birmania” (www.amiciziaitaliabirmania.it).

 

This petition has already been signed by: 

DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Prize for Peace

ROBERTO BAGGIO, Peace Submit Award

SANDRA ZAMPA Italian MP, President of the Amici della Birmania Parliamentary Association

ALBERTINA SOLIANI, former President of the Amici della Birmania Parliamentary Association

FLAVIA PRODI, Political Sciences Professor at Bologna University

GIUSEPPE MALPELI, President of the Amici della Birmania Parliamentary Association

VALERIA FEDELI, Vice-President of the Senate of the Italian Republic

IVANO DIONIGI, Dean of Bologna University 

SILVIA COSTA, President of the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture

PATRIZIA TOIA, Member of the European Parliament

RITA GHEDINI, President of Lega Coop Bologna

NATALIA BORRI, President of The Ad Store Italy and The Ad Store NYC

LILIANA CAVANI, Film Director

ROBERTA MORI, National President of Equality Commission  

LIA QUARTAPELLE, Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CARLO FERRARI, Amici della Birmania Association

SARA AVANZINI, Amici della Birmania Association

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International support 


This is a global campaign promoted by the Italian Association “Amici della Birmania” (Friends of Burma). Other people are launching the same petition in other countries, which is addressed to normal citizens and political and cultural leaders.

If this petition doesn’t still exist in your country and you would like to launch it, please email asskreallyfree@gmail.com specifying your country in the subject.

This petition is also available in the following countries: 

Italy: http://bit.ly/italy4burma

Germany: http://bit.ly/deutschland4burma