Mr Salil Shetty 10 Konrads Court, Truganina Secretary General Melbourne, Victoria 3029 Amnesty International AUSTRALIA 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW Tel: +61 3 93699220; Mob: +61 413693311 United Kingdom Email: [email protected] 1st October, 2011 Dear Mr Shetty, I am writing to you as President of the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation: Burma and Northeast India, an organisation that represents and works on behalf of the ma ny ethnic communities from Burma wh o live in Aus tralia. On behalf of the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation (ENO), I would like to raise the concern felt amongst the communities we represent regarding the reported arrest and detention by the Burmese government of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung, a leading member of the Karen National Union (KNU) and a central committee member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC). It is the belief of Ethnic Nationalities Organisation that Mr Mahn Nyein Mau ng is entitled to ‘Prisoner of War’ status under Part I Article 4 (2) of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949 (Geneva Convention III), to which the country of Burma is a party. The Ethnic Nationalities Organisation calls upon Amnesty International to undertake the following courses of action in relation to the detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung: 1. Call upon the government of Burma to confirm its detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung. 2. Call upon the government of Burma to provide details concerning the location of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung’s detention and the conditions under which he is being held. 3. Demand that the government of Burma as a party to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949 (Geneva Convention III) recognise and treat Mr Mahn Nyein Maung as a ‘Prisoner of War’ with all the rights and protections due to this status. 4. Request immediate access by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to confirm that the detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung conforms to basic standards of human rights and international law concerning prisoners of war. Given that the government of Burma and its security forces are routinely accused of human rights abuses including torture and extra-judicial killings, the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation believe that it is essential that Amnesty International commit to undertaking these actions. The Ethnic Nationalities Organisation hopes that by taking action in this matter Amnesty International will help ensure that Mr Mahn Nyein Maung is treated humanely and according to international law. Yours sincerely, Saw A Ganemy Kunoo president Ethnic Nationalities Organisation Burma and Northeast India Ethnic Nationalities Organisation Burma and Northeast India Incorporated in Victoria * * * ABN: 63509847755

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Mr Salil Shetty 10 Konrads Court, Truganina

Secretary General Melbourne, Victoria 3029

Amnesty International AUSTRALIA 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW Tel: +61 3 93699220; Mob: +61 413693311

United Kingdom Email: [email protected]

1st October, 2011

Dear Mr Shetty,

I am writing to you as President of the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation: Burma and Northeast India, an organisation

that represents and works on behalf of the many ethnic communities from Burma who live in Australia. On behalf of

the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation (ENO), I would like to raise the concern felt amongst the communities we

represent regarding the reported arrest and detention by the Burmese government of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung, a leading

member of the Karen National Union (KNU) and a central committee member of the United Nationalities Federal

Council (UNFC).

It is the belief of Ethnic Nationalities Organisation that Mr Mahn Nyein Maung is entitled to ‘Prisoner of War’ status

under Part I Article 4 (2) of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949

(Geneva Convention III), to which the country of Burma is a party.

The Ethnic Nationalities Organisation calls upon Amnesty International to undertake the following courses of action in

relation to the detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung:

1. Call upon the government of Burma to confirm its detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung.

2. Call upon the government of Burma to provide details concerning the location of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung’s

detention and the conditions under which he is being held.

3. Demand that the government of Burma as a party to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of

Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949 (Geneva Convention III) recognise and treat Mr Mahn Nyein Maung as a

‘Prisoner of War’ with all the rights and protections due to this status.

4. Request immediate access by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to confirm

that the detention of Mr Mahn Nyein Maung conforms to basic standards of human rights and international

law concerning prisoners of war.

Given that the government of Burma and its security forces are routinely accused of human rights abuses including

torture and extra-judicial killings, the Ethnic Nationalities Organisation believe that it is essential that Amnesty

International commit to undertaking these actions.

The Ethnic Nationalities Organisation hopes that by taking action in this matter Amnesty International will help ensurethat Mr Mahn Nyein Maung is treated humanely and according to international law.

Yours sincerely,

Saw A Ganemy Kunoo

president

Ethnic Nationalities Organisation

Burma and Northeast India

Ethnic Nationalities Organisation

Burma and Northeast India Incorporated in Victoria * * * ABN: 63509847755