Amnesty awards Aung San Suu Kyi

After more than 20 years of house arrest in Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was finally able to travel to Dublin to receive Amnety International's highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award. Amnesty's Secretary General, Salil Shetty, was in Ireland to give the award along with other notable attendees.

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[Unitedriskprotection]

The world is at peace when we all stand together for the great caused. Suu Kyi is great example, warm heart, smart, and genuine. Happy birthday and thanks to everyone for the strength and support for their struggles.

[Rhynce Derek]

I stood up and clapped after her speech!

[JNagarya]

The dishonest make allegations -- but don't substantiate them.

[JNagarya]

The first victim of you hate is YOU.

[JNagarya]

No. Democracy is a political system. Capitalism is an economic system. They are not necessary to each other,

Meanwhile, the "sex industry" is already going on. (And what's the difference, marriage or not, men always pay for sex, or they don't get it.)

[Nakky Dave]

Democracy means capitalism, right? And now the capitalists can steal the resources of Burma and start up the sex industry.

[manz125]

The symbol for so called "democracy and human rights" has kept silent while these unprecedented crimes against humanity have taken place, for a woman that was born into privilege, her mindset is reminiscent of days of the old where nationalism and so called " they are foreigners " beliefs trump any sense of justice. She is only silent so that she may speak when the military has completed its cleansing policy, but rest assured "General "Aung San Suu Kyi, history will document your actions.

[manz125]

Then she didn't give a shit about ethnic cleansing in her country.

[wi reh]

my mon