Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has embarked on a tour of Burma,

     (ii)   Kyaw Win, the second highest-ranking diplomat at the Burmese Embassy in Washington DC, has defected because of the Burmese Government's human rights violations and sham elections, adding that the current threats against Daw Suu's life 'must be taken seriously'; and

  (b)   requests the Government to:

     (i)   monitor Daw Suu's safety and welfare,

     (ii)   communicate to the regime that threats of harm or incarceration of her or her entourage are unacceptable,

     (iii)   pledge its continued support for genuine democracy and human rights in Burma,

     (iv)   call for national reconciliation and dialogue in Burma, involving all stakeholders, including Daw Suu, and

     (v)   call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma.

Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 331.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

Calls on the Government to:

(a)   monitor Aung San Suu Kyi’s safety and welfare;

(b)   communicate to the regime that threats of harm or incarceration to her or her entourage are unacceptable;

(c)   continue to support calls for genuine democracy and human rights in Burma; and

(d)   call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma.

Question agreed to.