US first lady, women senators, launch campaign for Suu Kyi

Washington - Joining world-wide protests, US First Lady Laura Bush and women US senators Wednesday launched a campaign for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison in Myanmar and called for renewal of the official US boycott against Burmese imports. With the fourth anniversary of Suu Kyi's current term of house arrest looming on Sunday, the women launched the Senate Women's Caucus on Burma to demand the 'unconditional' release of the imprisoned leader and to throw the spotlight on how the current regime uses rape and child soldiers to intimidate the population. 'Rape is practised as a form of oppression. The use of forced labour is widespread. Human trafficking is rampant,' said Senator Dianne Feinstein. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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