国际特赦组织今天宣布,收回颁发给缅甸实质领导人、国务资政昂山素枝的“良心大师奖”(Ambassador of Conscience Award)。

缅甸军队对罗兴亚穆斯林犯下暴行,但昂山素枝却没有为遭受暴力的难民发声。

国际特赦组织秘书长奈度对此感到十分失望,称昂山素枝不再是“希望、勇气与永远捍卫人权的象征。”

该组织是在2009年颁发良心大使奖予昂山素枝,当时他还在软禁中。

“国际特赦组织无法为您仍具受颁良心大使奖的资格辩护,因此我们很难过地要就此收回这个奖。”

该组织表示,已在昨天将此决定通知昂山素枝,她目前尚未作出公开回应。

自缅甸军方向其声称的罗兴亚叛乱分子发起镇压后,已造成70多万罗兴亚难民从缅甸西部边境逃亡到邻国孟加拉国。联合国调查人员指责,缅甸军方发动这场意图种族清洗的杀戮活动,但昂山素枝政府予以否认。

除了国际特赦组织,昂山素枝已先后被撤销多项国际荣誉,当中包括于今年3月被褫夺的威瑟尔人权奖(Elie Wiesel Award) ,以及今年九月被褫夺的加拿大荣誉公民资格。

爆发罗兴亚危机以来,缅甸的经济增长放缓,外国投资也急剧下降。

出席亚细安峰会  欢迎投资者进驻缅甸

不过,昂山素枝并不表示担忧。她到访新加坡出席第33届亚细安峰会,在会上表示缅甸政府已经采取一系列措施,吸引投资者。

她指出,缅甸目前有45%的外来投资来自亚细安国家,亚细安国家除了相互投资与进行贸易,也应该互相学习。

她表示,缅甸的发展虽然不如亚细安许多国家,但也有一些优势,具有土地和人口,而人力资源是最宝贵的资源,缅甸当局特别注重人力资源培训及教育发展。她称,缅甸的教育素质曾是亚洲第一,她希望缅甸能辉煌再现。

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