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STATEMENT ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF INTERIM SHAN GOVERNMENT 

On the occasion of the First Anniversary of the Shan Government, 25^th of March 2006, we declare: _ 

1. The unanimous support for the Shan Government and the affirmation of the Shan Independence  by the People’s Representatives of the 54 ( fifty four) Se-vieng or Townships of our country at the Tai Supreme Council Conference held in February 2006. The People assert this right to independence by the 1947 Treaty of Panglong that was also signed by General Aung San for the Burmese Government, and by the 1948 Constitution of the Union of Burma.
2. The Shan Government has made good progress in consolidating its authority, national unity and in asserting its sovereignity.
3. We have formed the Tai/Shan Human Rights Council to gather and assess the information on human right abuses and criminal activities committed by the Burmese regime. We are also compiling a dossier to present it to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague and the UN Security Council and other NGOs.
4. We are firmly committed to the total eradication of drugs from Tai/Shan soil.  All drug related activities shall be a capital offence. We invite all  like-minded countries to work with the Shan Government. 
5. We are strongly opposed to all forms of terrorism including that sponsored by the terrorist Burmese military dictatorship.
6. We demand the unconditional and immediate withdrawal of all Burmese foreign occupation troops, police forces, collateral organizations and their collaborators from the Shan State. We also seek the help of all friendly nations to help evacuate all foreign invaders from our sovereign Tai/ Shan soil.
7. We demand the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience including :

Hkun Tun Oo

            Sir Hten

            Sai Nyunt Lwin ( Sai Noot), Sai Hla Aung,  Sai Tha Oo,

            Sai Than Myint and two others.

      8.   We also demand all Shan Prisoners of War to be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention. These include Col. Khun Kyaw and all his 31 men of the SSA 241 Battalion.  We also appeal for international help to condemn the death sentences of the Shan POWs meted out by the military regime for the alleged crimes which were not committed by Col. Khun Kyaw and his 31 men. 

9. We will continue to provide legal assistance in compliance with the International Labour Organization to Tai/Shan refugees who seek employment in Thailand in addition to their care for their social welfare and cultural developments.    

HRH Chao Surkanpha,

President, Shan Government,

25^th.March 2006.

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