Human Rights for Women in Burma

Location: CTU Board Room, 7th Floor, West Block, Education House, 178 Willis St, Wgtn.Time: 12.30 - 1.30pmRSVP: eileenb@nzctu.org.nzThe CTU Women's Committee invites you to a lunchtime gathering on Human Rights for Women in Burma. Guest speaker Seik Nyan, CTU Intern from Burma.

Seik Nyan works with Mon Women's Organization (MWO) in Thai-Burma border area and comes from the Southern part of Burma. Seik left Burma in 2001 for further educational opportunities, because she could not continue study anymore in Burma. Seik has completed a 10-month Foreign Affairs Training course, which provides foreign affairs experience to young Burmese activitists and trains them to present the Burma democracy movement in exile. Currently Seik has an internship with the New Zealand Council of Trade Union to learn about the NZCTU and international organization work.

Burma has one of the most oppressive regimes in South East Asia which has driven Burma into poverty by mismanagement of the economy by the military regime and where there is gross abuse of human rights including forced labour, extra judicial killings, the use human portering and of human mine sweepers. There has also been widespread and systematic rape against women from ethnic minorities in Burma

Seik will share with you what is happening to people in Burma, especially to ethnic minority women in rural areas. Seik hopes you will come to listen to her short presentation on women in this conflict area and their daily lives.

Please feel free to bring your lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. The presentation is 20 minutes long with time for discussion afterwards. RSVP or queries to Eileen Brown at NZCTU