Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for prayers for Burma this week-end, in remembrance of the former General Secretary of the Karen National Union (KNU), Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan, who was assassinated by agents of the Burmese regime a year ago.
On 14 February 2008, Padoh Mahn Sha was shot dead by gunmen at his home in Maesot, on the Thai-Burmese border. A CSW delegation had spent half a day with him just three days earlier.
CSW’s East Asia Team Leader, Benedict Rogers said: “I had the privilege of knowing Padoh Mahn Sha well. He was dedicated not only to his own Karen people, but to the cause of freedom for all the people of Burma. He had a remarkable ability to unite people of different political, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and a vision for a peaceful, democratic, federal Burma with respect for human rights for all. He paid the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of that vision, but the cause he lived and died for lives on.
On the first anniversary of his tragic death, we urge people around the world to remember the people of Burma, and particularly the Karen, who continue to suffer at the hands of one of the world’s most brutal regimes. We urge people to unite, and to pray for peace and freedom for Burma”.
Notes to Editors
CSW and Partners Relief and Development launched a new campaign, Change for Burma! online at www.changeforburma.org
On Saturday 7 March 2009, CSW will host the Global Day of Prayer for Burma in London. Speakers will include Baroness Cox, Benedict Rogers and Wai Hnin, the daughter of Mya Aye, a Burmese political prisoner. For more information please contact CSW.
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